A year later, Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem are slated to be muted ... we’re calling for the world to humanize the people of Palestine.” Isaac said his community is also racked with ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital looms large in Christmas festivities this year in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.

In November and December, the Christmas season in Bethlehem is a special time for visitors. The best time to travel to Palestine undoubtedly depends on planned activities, but the intermediate ...

In Bethlehem, a church was decorated with ... "We wanted to tell churches worldwide: 'Unfortunately, Christmas in Palestine is like this.' Whether Christian or Muslim, this is the situation ...

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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There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year. Shaimaa Khalil reports from the birthplace of Jesus. Rev Dr Munther Isaac, Dean of Bethlehem Bible College, has created a nativity ...

Image: Bethlehem's Christian community struggles to celebrate amid ongoing war in Palestine There is no ... country is shrinking' "Normally we spend Christmas in Bethlehem and Jerusalem but ...

Traditionally, a grand Christmas ... we limited our joy," Bethlehem mayor Anton Salman told AFP. "We want to focus on the Palestinian reality and show the world that Palestine is still suffering ...

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in Palestine, during a time of colonisation ... Yesterday in Colombo, there was a Christmas eve vigil and a march with the theme that there can be no real Christmas ...