For the second straight year, Bethlehem's Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square, no raucous ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square ...

Bethlehem, Dec. 24 (BNA): Bethlehem ... joy and celebrations that normally fill the Palestinian city during Christmas. The large lights and decorations that typically adorn Manger Square were absent, ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem prepared Tuesday to mark another somber Christmas in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that ...

It's another Christmas in Bethlehem ... Usually, Bethlehem is full of lights and these amazing decorations, Asma, a huge tree in the center of Manger Square. And there are crowds, crowds and ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically ...

Traditionally in Bethlehem, a grand Christmas tree would light up Manger Square, but local authorities opted against elaborate celebrations for a second year. Faithful gather in front of the ...

Palestinian policemen stand guard at Manger Square on Christmas eve outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity — HAZEM BADER Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in ...

Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas and the interim chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Rawhi Fattuh, attended midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity in Manger Square in ... to ...