Map locates the West Bank city of Bethlehem in Israel, southest of Jerusalem ... their congregations to forgo “unnecessarily festive activities.” Instead, the statement said, priests and ...

Her husband, a construction worker, did the same. “In Israel we earn double, sometimes triple, what we can earn here in Bethlehem,” says Nassar, gathered with her family in the courtyard of ...

Residents in Bethlehem awoke to a quiet city on Christmas morning because holiday celebrations have been largely muted due to the war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. The Latin ...

Another estimated 1,000 terrorists were killed in Israel during the October ... any unnecessarily festive activities,” they wrote. At the altar of Bethlehem’s Evangelical Lutheran Church ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — In the little town of Bethlehem, Christmas this year is barely a whisper. Palestinian scouts paraded ...

Instead of being packed with foreign tourists who gather each year to mark the holiday and lit up with its normal show of lights and seasonal attractions ... Israel, with around 70 hotels in ...

Its leader, Rev. Dr. Naim Khoury, described efforts to ease suffering through Christmas activities ... Bethlehem, the breadwinners, who normally work in Christian tourism or are employed in Israel ...

For a second year running, there is no Christmas cheer in Bethlehem. Tourists are shunning the city, and many residents are seeking a way out as the war in Gaza grinds on. Bethlehem’s Manger ...

Bethlehem workshops where carvers toil over ... But since the war between Israel and Hamas began, Attalah Zacharia has earned the bulk of his profits from sales to Europe and the United States ...

Among towns hit was Bethlehem. Jenin ... In addition to the activities of Israel’s military, attacks by Israeli settlers are also on the rise. At least 700,000 Israeli settlers live in illegal ...

Meanwhile, an Israeli-built wall partially encircles Bethlehem, cutting it off from Jerusalem and stifling homebuilding and urban growth. Israel says the wall is a necessary security measure to ...