On Christmas Eve 2024, Bethlehem’s usually vibrant streets were uncharacteristically subdued. The checkpoint from east Jerusalem was almost empty, and those arriving by car found few shops open.

Members of the choir at Central Moravian Church sing at a “Lovefeast” service in Bethlehem, Pa., on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao) On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named ...

Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – A pall of gloom descended over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve as the Gaza war weighed ... AFP This year there is an art installation expressing solidarity ...

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 ...

Behind all the fine dining, festive decor and shopping, there's a deep history, and the Historic Hotel Bethlehem's sign helps tell the tale every Christmas Eve. "We're honoring the reason for the ...