Tourism accounts for an estimated 70% of Bethlehem’s income — almost all of that during the Christmas season. With many major airlines canceling flights to Israel, few foreigners are visiting.

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 ...

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.

Kaitlin Marakovits of Bethlehem shops at the Scentsy hut Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at the 2024 Christmas Huts on Main in downtown Bethlehem. The Christmas Huts are open Fridays through Sundays ...

Christmas will look different in the Middle East this year as Israel's war against Hamas rages ... has caused the town of Bethlehem, the globally revered birthplace of Jesus located in the ...

A long-lost painting by the British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in a swank art gallery in downtown ... near Israel’s separation barrier in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem ...

as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs ...