I’m reluctant to enter but my companion generously springs for the 20 shekel admission. I walk past the bellhop, a chimp statue in red, and go in, suspicious from the start, admittedly a closed ...

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when ... Officials in Bethlehem said Christmas celebrations will be canceled in Jesus’ traditional birthplace due to the Israel-Hamas war ...

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated ... after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights ...

Christmas is not necessarily the optimal time to visit Bethlehem. Not, at least, this year, after the mayor announced that Christmas is cancelled as a result of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza.

Even before the latest war the fortunes of Christians in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, were fast declining. Gaining permits from the Israeli authorities to travel in and out of Bethlehem and ...

On Sunday, Israeli authorities issued demolition orders for 45 homes in the village of al-Nu’man, located east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, as reported by local sources. Jamal al-Darawi, ...

There is a tendency to think of Bethlehem as part of Israel – some picture it near ... Hopefully, Ahmad says, we will see each other again when there is peace, Inshalla. I had wanted to see ...

Foreign tourists, on whom Bethlehem's economy ... for those trying to visit from the West Bank city 22 kilometres (14 miles) away, on the other side of nearby Jerusalem. Anton Salman, Bethlehem's ...

The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and ...