BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The biblical town ... Daisy Lucas, a 38-year-old Filipina who works in Israel, said it was a dream come true to mark the holiday in such an important place.

The rooftop of the city hall is packed with camera crews from around the globe to ... message, Bethlehem Mayor Hanna Hanania spoke this year of mourning — and condemned Israel’s prosecution ...

A six-day pause in hostilities between Israel and militant ... news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. In Bethlehem, Christmas ...

One of the few visitors is Florida resident Linda Nocera. It's her fifth trip to Israel, but her first visit to Bethlehem. Nocera thinks the decision by the city's churches to forego Christmas ...

Growing up in Bethlehem with a family that shared a passion ... Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories began in 1967. As Israel’s war in Gaza continues, the Palestinian chef says he ...

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

But the streets are empty this season. With most major airlines canceling flights to Israel, over 70 hotels in Bethlehem have been forced to close, leaving some 6,000 employees in the tourism ...

Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus, were cancelled this year. The West Bank town was instead patrolled by Palestinian security forces amid the Israel-Hamas war.

“In Bethlehem, the breadwinners, who normally work in Christian tourism or are employed in Israel, are out of work due to the war. So Christmas isn’t so good there this year ...

Israel has approved a new illegal settlement on a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Bezalel Smotrich, the country’s far-right finance minister, said on ...

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 ...