Bethlehem Ancient Bethlehem lies in the West Bank, in an area where the Israeli government bans its citizens from entering. To visit, you cross a checkpoint manned by Israel Defense Force soldiers ...

Military Orders to Seize 16,000 Dunams for Pastoral Colonialism The Chairman of the Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission ...

For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem. Tourists are shunning ... the traditional lighted Christmas Tree in the ancient settlement that is revered by Christians ...

Some pilgrims don’t even realise Bethlehem is located in the West Bank, a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Giacaman said. “Sometimes they come to the ...

A group of Israeli researchers is in a years-long quest to produce wine identical to that consumed in ancient Israel ... a winery outside Bethlehem run by Italian monks, has produced a dry ...

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem’s visit to Gaza came as Pope Francis again criticised Israel’s actions in its ongoing war. Christmas time is usually one of high tourism for the historical city of ...