Hundreds gathered Friday night at the Payrow Plaza in Bethlehem to watch as the lights flipped on and illuminated the city’s Christmas tree ... was there to capture images of the ceremony.

The West Bank city of Bethlehem—identified in the Bible as the birthplace of Jesus—held muted Christmas celebrations on Monday amid the war between Israel and Hamas. Christian worshipers pray ...

He pulled out his cell phone to show what he was referring to: images ... night as he retold the Christmas story. “Imagine Mary leaning on a wall, pregnant in her last hour. Imagine Bethlehem ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Jack Giacaman enjoys telling customers that every day is Christmas in his shop, which features hand-crafted olive-wood Nativity scenes, camels and crosses. But this year ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Christmas City's official Christmas tree is now lit. The Bethlehem tree-lighting ceremony was held Friday night outside Payrow Plaza. Mayor J. William Reynolds helped with the ...

in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on Christmas Eve 2022.Credit...Hazem Bader/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Mr. Fakhouri also works as a night shift duty manager ...

In the middle of Manger Square in the Old City of Bethlehem ... have the mass on the night of the 24th and we're going to have different groups participating in the Christmas night celebrations ...

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 ...

However, a silent night falls on the 50,000 ... in December 2004 in Bethlehem [David Silverman/Getty Images] Isaac explained that Christmas is a national holiday for all Palestinians, not just ...

The Hotel Bethlehem will partially darken its rooftop sign Christmas Eve. On Tuesday night, as part of tradition, the part of the sign that says “Hotel” will be turned off so that only ...