For the second year in a row, Christmas festivities in Bethlehem are overshadowed by ... even as a tourist. "Last night, there was a rocket attack in Tel Aviv and it was a little scary," she ...

On Christmas Eve 2024, Bethlehem’s usually vibrant streets were uncharacteristically subdued. The checkpoint from east Jerusalem was almost empty, and those arriving by car found few shops open.

The Associated Press (AP) reported that Bethlehem had its second subdued Christmas Eve following the Hamas’ attacks on Israel in 2023 ... keeping watch over their flocks at night” (Luke 2:8). Further ...

The Associated Press (AP) reported that Bethlehem had its second subdued Christmas Eve following the ... keeping watch over their flocks at night” (Luke 2:8). Further on the horizon, we could ...

For the second year in a row, Christmas festivities in Bethlehem are overshadowed by the war ... said it was impossible for her to completely escape the conflict, even as a tourist. "Last night, there ...

According to the Christian Christmas story, Jesus was born in a lowly stable in Bethlehem because there was no more room in the local inns. Around 2,000 years later, almost all of Bethlehem's ...

Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem. They include the “putz,” a Nativity scene that tells the story of Christ’s birth with ...

A worshipper walks through the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024.

Orthodox Armenian Christians celebrated Christmas in Bethlehem on Saturday with a midnight mass. For the second straight year ...