Bethlehem's Christmas celebrations are subdued due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, affecting tourism and local economy.

A young boy stood holding a pile of balloons for sale, but gave up because there were no customers to buy ... access to and from Bethlehem and other towns in the West Bank has been difficult ...

No festive lights or Christmas trees were put up in the city as the holy day for Christians was limited to religious rituals and prayers. Manger Square, the centre of Bethlehem traditionally ...

Historians and scientific researchers have long been divided over the exact birth location of Jesus Christ, along with other ...

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Vatican Media) To decry the nativity scene, however, is to deny the centuries-long history of artists depicting the Holy Family in Bethlehem — located in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in ...

There are no Christmas decorations or lit trees for Palestinian Christians in the city of Bethlehem, this year amid Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza. Israeli strikes killed at least 19 ...

The street artist’s Instagram post, which appeared at around 2pm, gives no indication as to the ... the city of Bethlehem—located within Palestine’s West Bank—and the current Israel ...

This includes Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, and Carbon counties in Pennsylvania, and Warren County in New Jersey within the Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton ... cameras and radar maps, a team of local ...

However, one of those Nativities contained what some online viewed as a stark political statement. The Nativity of Bethlehem 2024, located in Paul VI hall, featured the baby Jesus wrapped in a ...