A CONTROVERSIAL nativity scene ... Scar of Bethlehem, depicts the Christ child in a manger in front of the concrete slabs of Israel's West Bank Barrier. The so-called separation wall was erected ...

The Walk Through Bethlehem sets the scene for the birth of Jesus Christ, with hundreds of characters portraying life under Roman rule during the year scholars estimate at between 6 and 4 B.C. The ...

Banky's latest artwork has been unveiled at his hotel in Bethlehem, showing his take on a nativity scene. The 'Scar of ... hole piercing an imposing grey wall. The piece has appeared in the ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — It isn’t subtle. Nor is it intended to be. Instead of a pastoral-looking Nativity scene, the creche ... Jesus’ birthplace. “And Christ was born under occupation.” ...

Bethlehem, occupied West Bank — This year, Bethlehem is sombre and quiet. There is no Christmas tree and there are no holiday lights or tourists to see them. Instead, the city of Jesus’s birth ...

These biblical “Magi,” sometimes called kings, now adorn nativity scenes ... the Star of Bethlehem. In fact, the only supernova that was visible from Earth around the time of Christ’s ...

The work, titled the “Scar of Bethlehem”, depicts Jesus’s manger ... which looks over the scene. While the International Court of Justice has said the barrier is illegal, Israel has ...

Vinh said he always comes to Bethlehem to mark Christmas, but this year was especially sobering. He gazed at a nativity scene in Manger ... for the first time since Oct. 7. There have been no ...

Bethlehem's Lutheran Church decided its Christmas nativity scene would reflect the reality ... victims of relentless Israeli bombardment. “If Christ were to be born today,” Reverend Munther ...

In chapter two of the Matthew Gospel, we are informed that: “Jesus was born in Bethlehem ... the birth of Christ. The Magi went in search of a male baby born at this time, and combined ...