BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday ... “Il Bambino,” which sells olive wood carvings and other souvenirs ...

But the town of Bethlehem has been on a “greener path ... Rain says the town offers a variety of compost and wood mulch products that locals can either shovel and bag for free or pay a ...

Courtney Mares He told CNA that his family arrived in the West Bank town of Bethlehem ... and Noah’s Ark. A wooden statue carved by the Zakharia Brothers workshop in Bethlehem.

Bethlehem, a town nearly synonymous with Christmas ... (SOUNDBITE OF POWER SANDING TOOLS) KAT LONSDORF, BYLINE: In Jack Giacaman's wood shop right off Manger Square, workers sand down figurines ...

She came to Bethlehem from a nearby town with her husband ... Others strolled to nearby holiday-themed wooden huts or along Main Street with its stores decorated with Christmas globes and Moravian ...

Merchants sell all manner of souvenirs, from carved olive wood Nativity scenes to ... Beneath the bustle, however, Bethlehem is literally a town divided. A 26-foot-high barrier of cement slabs ...

“O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie ... The animated scene’s 68 figures and 20 animals of carved wood, ceramic, metal and plant fiber stand up to 16 inches high.

She came to Bethlehem from a nearby town with her husband ... Others strolled to nearby holiday-themed wooden huts or along Main Street with its stores decorated with Christmas globes and Moravian ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday ... “Il Bambino,” which sells olive wood carvings and other souvenirs, for the ...