Hordes of tourists and pilgrims are a common sight outside Bethlehem’s Church ... the birth of Jesus Christ. As the war between Israel and Hamas rages around 100km (60 miles) away in Gaza ...

In 1948, when Israel was founded, Christians comprised 92 percent of Bethlehem’s population ... other aspects of the historic Jesus, the location of his birthplace is to some extent a matter ...

A Palestinian woodcarver works on a wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ, made from olive tree, at the Zacharia's family workshop ...

Remi Benali / Corbis Feuding monks at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem don't just cast ... believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus Christ, reflect the difficulty of housing three Christian ...

For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem. Tourists are shunning ... that is revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus. The site now sits in the Israeli-occupied ...

Bethlehem workshops where ... lining the streets of the town known as Jesus’s birthplace would be bustling with tourists. But since the war between Israel and Hamas began, Attalah Zacaria ...