BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday ... lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of ...

Traditionally, a grand Christmas tree would light up Manger Square, but local authorities opted against elaborate celebrations for a second year. "This year we limited our joy," Bethlehem mayor ...

(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)(Matias Delacroix / AP) BETHLEHEM ... has to be the last Christmas that is so sad,” he told hundreds of people gathered in Manger Square, where normally tens of ...

Palestinian policemen stand guard at Manger Square on Christmas eve outside Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity — HAZEM BADER Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in ...

“This has to be the last Christmas that is so sad,” he told hundreds of people gathered in Manger Square, where normally tens of thousands would congregate. PHOTOS: Bethlehem marks a second ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem's Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square, no raucous ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to the ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square ...