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BETHLEHEM, West Bank — In the little town of Bethlehem, Christmas this year is barely a whisper. Palestinian scouts paraded through the streets but without their traditional instruments of drums ...

Note: Of the columns I have been asked to repeat, this one ranks highest among my readers. “O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent ...

This is already the second year that Christmas has been overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war. According to local authorities, almost 500 families have emigrated from Bethlehem in recent months ...

It's Christmas in Bethlehem, which Christians celebrate as the birthplace of Jesus. For the second year in a row, official celebrations have been canceled. Palestinian leaders say they cannot ...

For the second year in a row, official Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem are canceled. Palestinians in the city deemed the birthplace of Jesus say they cannot rejoice while the war rages on in Gaza.

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.

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Orthodox Armenian Christians celebrated Christmas in Bethlehem on Saturday with a midnight mass. For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations have been somber and muted, in ...