“Sometimes they come to the shop and say, ‘I’m happy to be in Bethlehem, Israel,’” he said. Outside the Church of the Nativity, Greek Orthodox priest Issa Thaljieh said Bethlehem was ...

Rev Dr Munther Isaac, Dean of Bethlehem Bible College, has created a nativity scene in his church directly inspired by the suffering endured as a result of the Israel-Gaza conflict. He reflects on ...

7, 2023, attack on Israel ... the pastor of Bethlehem’s Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church, told NBC News. Next to the altar where Isaac delivers sermons is an unusual Nativity scene ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity ... citing Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics. Father Issa Thaljieh, the parish priest of the Greek Orthodox Church in the Church of the Nativity ...

Meanwhile, Palestinian officials are using the occasion to highlight the problems caused by nearby Jewish settlements and Israel's separation barrier ... It's a very beautiful feeling that I gave ...

On April 2, as Israeli tanks rolled into Bethlehem, some 200 Palestinians - many of them armed - stormed into the fabled Church of the Nativity. They remained there for 39 days, as the standoff ...

Bethlehem’s Manger Square in front of the Church of the Nativity is largely deserted, and souvenir shops are shuttered. Once again, there are no plans to put up the traditional lighted Christmas ...

A worshipper walks through the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP ... Security forces arranged barriers near the Church of the Nativity, built atop the spot where Jesus is believed to have been born. The cancellation of Christmas ...