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 atmosphere in Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born, was more relaxed this Christmas. The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who was the object of a protest ...

I used to take tourists on tours in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, but everything changed.” Anna criticized polarized narratives about the conflict, saying, “I am against any form of violence ...

the Church of Jerusalem, without pilgrims is not complete”. “I have to say that Christmas in Bethlehem is always nice, but this time is the second year we have a sad Christmas in Bethlehem ...

Toine van Teeffelen, Author and Pax Christi partner at the Arab Education Institute in Bethlehem writes:Of course people here ...

For almost as long as Christianity itself, people have been trying to figure out what happened with the Star of Bethlehem. And the light they had seen rising led them to the spot where the infant was.

The creators of 'Mo' unpack how they managed to write about Palestine and Israel while steering clear of the most recent events.

PA forces shot and killed a Palestinian man in Jenin, as Israel’s military offensive in West Bank town and refugee camp ...

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 ...

The Associated Press (AP) reported that Bethlehem had its second subdued Christmas Eve following the Hamas’ attacks on Israel in 2023, which ignited the war in Gaza and a wider conflagration that has ...

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas overshadowed by war, as Pope Francis led mass in the Vatican. In Bethlehem, in ...