This collection showcases the artistry and heritage passed down through generations of Bethlehem's craftsmen, preserving a craft that has spanned millennia. The olive wood carvings, including ...

The "Olive Wood Factory" workshop of Bassem Giacaman in Bethlehem has been closed for over a year. The workshop machinery sits idle most of the time, the workforce has been halved, and the ...

Around the corner from the spot where Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a Catholic family runs a small workshop carving Nativity scenes out of olive wood. The Zakharia Brothers woodworking factory has ...

In one room they have a fresh-cut tree and all of the handcrafted olive wood ornaments from Bethlehem. In another room, they have a white fake tree that lights up neon and was bought on eBay.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927.

Bethlehem Plans Another Somber Christmas Under the Shadow of War in Gaza BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items ...