"My dear Christian friends, as you gather with your family and friends this Christmas, I wish the Christian community in Israel and around the world blessings for a Merry Christmas from the Holy ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez likens Palestinians to Jesus while describing Israel as a violent occupying force in an online Christmas post, prompting critics to slam what they call her blatant ...

Jerusalem’s Christmas dimmed by war, but some Christians see a glimmer of hope As conflict persists and tourist influx remains limited, public celebrations in the Old City are canceled for the ...

Christmas is not traditionally celebrated in Israel, or at least it’s not an official state holiday like Hanukkah, the start of which coincides with Christmas eve this year. Nevertheless, a little ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Jack Giacaman enjoys telling customers that every day is Christmas in his shop, which features hand-crafted olive-wood Nativity scenes, camels and crosses. But this year ...

And for those forgoing a quick jaunt to European Christmas markets this season, you’ve got an option closer to home: Jerusalem. The intricate balance of religions in one small, historically ...

An Israeli border policeman stands guard on Christmas Eve December 24, 2004, at the checkpoint between Jerusalem and Bethlehem where a sign welcomes visitors to the biblical town of Jesus’s ...

Old City, occupied East Jerusalem – In the Christian Quarter, it doesn’t look a lot like Christmas this year. There are almost no lights, no decorations and no Christmas trees. During a normal ...

But for this Orthodox Jew in Jerusalem, the absence of too much overt Christianity in these Christmas movies is part of what allows them to be a welcome breather from these traumatic times.

Days before Christmas last year, an Israeli military sniper shot and killed two women inside the Holy Family Parish, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. This Christmas, the Catholic ...

JERUSALEM — Advent has crept in quietly this year in the Holy Land. It has been stripped away from the usual trappings of Christmas, which normally are impossible to resist either here in ...

Like last year, the Christmas market by the New Gate of the Christian Quarter in Jerusalem was canceled amid the ongoing war. A cobbled street that would normally dazzle with cheerful decorations ...