The excitement and cheer that typically descends on town in the occupied West Bank on Christmas are nowhere to be found.

When I checked into the historic Beaux Arts Hotel Bethlehem, I found Santa and Mrs. Claus greeting guests at their famous ...

For the second year in a row, Christmas festivities in Bethlehem are overshadowed by the war. A large Christmas tree usually stands in Manger Square, opposite the Church of the Nativity which is ...

The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the ...

In the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel, Hamas-led terrorists killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took ...

The star is mentioned twice, and the text implies the first sighting was at the time of Jesus's birth.

Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the occupied West Bank, observed Christmas without its customary ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927. But as ...

The unemployment rate in Bethlehem is roughly 50%, said Salman. Unemployment across the West Bank is around 30%, according to the Palestinian Economy Ministry. Canceling Christmas festivities is ...