BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP ... A giant Christmas tree sparkled in the adjacent Manger Square, and tourists packed into shops to buy olive wood crosses and other souvenirs.

Following the municipality's decision to suspend Christmas events and remove decorations, workers are busy dismantling the light canopy on Manger Square in Bethlehem. Credit: Marinella Bandini ...

Around 70% of Bethlehem's income comes from tourism, AP reported. Palestinian police officers lined up in Manger Square on Christmas Eve. Palestinian police forces assembled ahead of the Latin ...

“This has to be the last Christmas that is so sad,” he told hundreds of people gathered in Manger Square, where normally tens of thousands would congregate. PHOTOS: Bethlehem marks a second ...

In the middle of Manger Square in the Old City of Bethlehem, a group of Palestinian teenage girls pose for selfies in front of a gigantic, shimmering Christmas tree. Visiting from Nazareth ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927. But as ...

Bethlehem's Manger Square in front of the Church of the Nativity is largely deserted and souvenir shops are shuttered. Once again, there are no plans to put up the traditional light-festooned ...

Bethlehem Plans Another Somber Christmas Under the Shadow of War in Gaza BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked ... The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists that usually fill the ...