For a second straight year, the war raging in Gaza has kept pilgrims and tourists away from Bethlehem in the occupied West ...

Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem prepared Tuesday to mark another somber Christmas in the traditional birthplace of Jesus ...

Bethlehem is preparing for another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza. BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem ...

The birthplace of Jesus, typically flowing with cheer and tourists, was quiet as Palestinian scouts marched, some with signs ...

The city of Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the traditional birthplace of Jesus, will not have the usual ...

We hope by next year at the same day we’d be able to celebrate Christmas at our homes and go to Bethlehem,” said Najla Tarazi ...

It is already the second Christmas in Bethlehem to be marked by Israel's war in Gaza. Tourists and pilgrims have stopped coming to the city almost altogether, and the economic situation seems even ble ...

For the second consecutive year, the city of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank is commemorating Christmas this year without ...

The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank on Christmas are nowhere ...

The war started almost immediately after the militant group Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory of Gaza, launched a ...