The Palestinian government had made an emergency request before the meeting for the “cultural landscape” of the ancient village of Battir, a few miles outside Bethlehem, to be on both lists.

over 100 kilometers from Bethlehem of Judea. After spending over a decade excavating in the Galilee region, Oshri found evidence suggesting that the ancient village near Nazareth is the true ...

Bethlehem was a village at the time of Jesus’ birth ... but it does actually have an ancient Christian heritage, and monasteries and bishoprics were established mainly during the fourth to ...

from Bethlehem of Judea. Having spent more than a decade excavating the Galilee site, Mr Oshri is now convinced that the ancient village near Nazareth is the true birthplace of Jesus. Key to his ...