Bethlehem’s bombed-out nativity sculpture sends a powerful …
Dec 25, 2023 · Bethlehem’s bombed-out nativity sculpture sends a powerful message. The scene of a devastated nativity cave symbolises the plight of Christ’s family — and Palestinians now.
Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank
Dec 25, 2023 · Israel hits Bethlehem in Christmas raids on occupied West Bank. Dozens have been arrested as Israeli forces stormed Jenin and areas around Nablus.
Bethlehem’s silent Christmas: Bombed-out town refrains from
Dec 25, 2023 · Bethlehem, considered the birthplace of Jesus, displayed signs of solidarity with Palestine, including a sculpture depicting a bombed-out nativity cave, in response to ongoing Israeli attacks.
Jesus' birthplace left devastated by Israeli raids as local children ...
Oct 31, 2023 · The “Little Town of Bethlehem” has been left devastated by the Israel/Hamas war. We went into the West Bank town early on Tuesday, just hours after Israel Defence Force squads raided four ...
Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of …
Dec 23, 2024 · The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual trappings of the city's favorite holiday: no public Christmas tree, no raucous scouts march, no decorations and no twinkling lights, in deference to …
Bethlehem cancels Christmas celebrations – The Irish Times
Dec 23, 2024 · Covid stole Christmas from Bethlehem in 2020 and 2021 following the 2019 bumper year. Celebrations revived in 2022 but were shut down last year.
Was Bethlehem bombed on Christmas Day? - Geographic FAQ …
Jun 22, 2024 · No, there were no reports of Bethlehem being bombed on Christmas Day. However, there were reports of an attack on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and several arrests on Christmas Day.
‘If Christ were born today, he would be born under rubble, Israeli bombing’
Dec 7, 2023 · In Bethlehem, the Lutheran Church decided that its Christmas nativity scene would reflect the reality of children living and being born in Palestine today, placing the symbolic Baby Jesus in a...
In Bethlehem, it's Christmas in mourning amid the ongoing Gaza war - CBC.ca
Dec 24, 2023 · The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus looks like a ghost town on Christmas Eve, with celebrations in Bethlehem, located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, called off as the war in ...
Siege of the Church of the Nativity - Wikipedia
From 2 April to 10 May 2002, the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank was besieged by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), targeting suspected Palestinian militants who had taken shelter in the church.
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