On Christmas Eve 2024, Bethlehem’s usually vibrant streets were uncharacteristically subdued. The checkpoint from east Jerusalem was ... to uphold tradition on a day usually associated with ...

Bethlehem, the West Bank city where Jesus Christ was born, was uncharacteristically silent on Christmas Day ... that divides Israel and Palestine. Before our thoughts got lost in the intractable ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to war in Gaza.