BETHLEHEM, West Bank — In the little town of Bethlehem, Christmas this year is barely a whisper. Palestinian scouts paraded through the streets but without their traditional instruments of drums ...

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem’s visit to Gaza came as Pope Francis again criticised Israel’s actions in ... tourism for the historical city of Bethlehem. The yearly religious celebration ...

Ruth’s great-grandson was King David, making her part of the dynasty which begot one of the most illustrious figures in ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Nativity ... There are about 182,000 in Israel, 50,000 in the West Bank and Jerusalem and 1,300 in Gaza, according to the U.S. State Department. Father Issa Thaljieh ...

By Victoria Cardiel Prior to his death, Pope Francis donated the popemobile he used during his visit to Bethlehem in May 2014 ...

The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem ... Bethlehem natives who find themselves caught in the middle of hostilities going on in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel.

The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel ... of Bethlehem was.’ It came to pass in the 1980s, in a Jerusalem sukkah ...

Israeli forces demolished a sheep farm and a home in the southern West Bank governorate of Bethlehem, while a citizen was forced to dismantle an ...

Chanting “Death to Arabs” and singing “May your village burn,” groups of young Israeli Jews made their way through Muslim ...

One of the famous vehicles is being refitted as a frontline clinic on wheels, following a request by the late pontiff.

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 ...