Bethlehem lights tree after two years, mixing hope with sorrow amid Gaza war and economic hardship from Israeli siege.

A giant Christmas tree adorned with red and gold baubles stands in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for the first time since ...

JERUSALEM — Following two years of subdued Christmas celebrations due to the ongoing Hamas-Israel war, this year the holiday ...

Bethlehem and Jerusalem have ushered in the Christmas season with public celebrations and glittering lights for the first ...

The town of Bethlehem decided to have its Christmas celebrations return, starting with the lighting of the giant Christmas ...

For the past two Christmases, John Juka’s family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: shuttered and ...

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 ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — 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 ...

The most prominent feature on the Jerusalem skyline is the Dome of the Rock. It’s brilliant gold color stands out against the more monotone limestone structures the make u much of the rest of ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The tree has been decorated in Manger Square, the shop fronts prettified with twinkly green and red finery. Once again, Christmas has come to Bethlehem, the little town in which ...