Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago.

While it is taken as given that Jesus was born on Christmas Day in the town of Bethlehem, this account likely doesn't match the historical reality. In fact, many historians and archaeologists don ...

The Middle East. The West Bank. Bethlehem. The place where Jesus was born. The place where the angels sang, “Peace on earth, good will to men.” But the Middle East is not a place of peace. However, ...

“So the story is Jesus is born into hardship, lived under occupation, survived a massacre and became a refugee,” Isaac said. “This is a story we Palestinians can understand.” Bethlehem is ...

Bethlehem, West Bank • There are painted angels, shepherds and kings above the small altar and a 14-point star on the marble floor below, but there’s no way that sheep, goats or cattle could ...

Scientists and historians are raising fresh questions over the long-held belief that Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Recent archaeological findings and scholarly debates suggest that the ...

the Palestinian pastor of a landmark Lutheran church in Bethlehem, the West Bank town revered by Christians as Jesus’ birthplace. “And Christ was born under occupation.” Together with ...

Nevertheless, it’s that time of year; when like clockwork, some pro-Palestinian activists have again begun unleashing social media posts claiming that Jesus – born in Bethlehem – was a ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Jack Giacaman enjoys ... famous for its grotto marking the exact location where Christians believe Jesus was born. The church, first built in the fourth century by the ...

What would Jesus—the baby born in Bethlehem who grew into an itinerant preacher and revolutionary activist, who not only died challenging the police state of his day (namely, the Roman Empire ...