The yearly Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem — shared among Armenian ... empty church a week before the holiday. “The light that was born when Jesus Christ was born here is the light ...

with the message that the light overcomes the darkness. Christmas Eve in Bethlehem is anything but a light for those living there. The relentless assault of Gaza that began October 2023 with the ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the ... week were nowhere to be found. The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square ...

CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE: Well, it's difficult to cancel Christmas, but the mood is very somber. Official ceremonies have been very muted here. Usually, Bethlehem is full of lights and these amazing ...

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, a ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa ... keeps thousands of handmade candles wrapped in red ribbons that they light during Christmas services. “To me, this is Christmas – looking at these candles,” said ...

Bethlehem Plans Another Somber Christmas Under the Shadow of War in ... no raucous scout marching bands, no public lights twinkling and very few public decorations or displays.

(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)(Matias Delacroix / AP) BETHLEHEM ... town in the occupied West Bank on Christmas were nowhere to be found: The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate ...

She came to Bethlehem from a nearby town with her ... of handmade candles wrapped in red ribbons that they light during Christmas services. "To me, this is Christmas — looking at these candles ...

She came to Bethlehem from a nearby town with her ... of handmade candles wrapped in red ribbons that they light during Christmas services. “To me, this is Christmas — looking at these candles ...