Since 2017, the numbers of tourists have been on the rise, explains Salman. Bethlehem has especially grown into a hub for pilgrims who visit the Church of the Nativity, which marks the site of ...

Bethlehem's mayor called Monday for the Christian world to support Palestinians in the beleaguered town by visiting Jesus' traditional birthplace this Christmas.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian pilgrims packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations Saturday, bringing warm holiday cheer to the ...

There's a reason for Christmas cheer in biblical Bethlehem this year _ more tourists are on their way now than in any holiday season since Israeli-Palestinian fighting broke out seven years ago ...

It is also more than a site for foreign Christian pilgrims to visit. Bethlehem, and the Middle East in general, are not just a historical backdrop to the first Christmas.

Christian Palestinians living in Gaza will be permitted to enter Israel and visit Bethlehem for Christmas. Israeli Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov made the announcement Wednesday, saying that ...

BETHLEHEM BY THE BAY / Christians from many traditions come together to re-enact, ... Roughly 15,000 people were expected to visit Bethlehem A.D. during the evenings it was open last week, ...

Sayre Mansion at Christmas, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. You may not be able to travel to Bethlehem in Israel this holiday season, but consider the one closer to home, in Pennsylvania. The Christmas ...