It may not even be spring, but it’s never too early to start planning your holiday trips to the Christmas City.

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 ...

But for some, like Jerusalem resident Hisham Makhoul, spending Christmas in the holy city provided an "escape" from the Israel-Hamas war raging for more than 14 months in the Gaza Strip. "What we ...

While spring is just around the corner, the Christmas City is already looking for visitors to start planning their trips to ...

The Wicked Botanist, a plant nursery offering a wide selection of plants, plant accessories and gifts, originated in March ...

Church leaders in Jerusalem and the Bethlehem city council took the decision last month to forego “any unnecessarily festive” Christmas celebrations in solidarity with Gazans. The Latin ...

Nearly 300 years later, Moravians continue celebrating their Christmas season traditions in Bethlehem.

There will be no Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year. Shaimaa Khalil reports from the birthplace of Jesus. Rev Dr Munther Isaac, Dean of Bethlehem Bible College, has created a nativity ...

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