The city’s hotel occupancy rate plunged ... works in either tourism or in jobs in Israel. The unemployment rate in Bethlehem is roughly 50%, said Salman. Unemployment across the West Bank ...

In a brief statement, the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said: “Approximately 180,000 worshippers performed the ...

“This war stopped everything.” Church leaders in Jerusalem and the Bethlehem city council took the decision last month to forego “any unnecessarily festive” Christmas celebrations in ...

Israel says the wall is a necessary security ... Tarazi was born in Gaza City but has lived in Bethlehem for nearly 40 years. Four of her siblings were still alive in the Strip when the war ...

Palestinian Islamists' oppression compels Christians to leave, while the Christians in Western Europe are silent and take in millions of Muslims.The post Where are the Christians of Bethlehem and the ...

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Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of Jesus. Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem.