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

We string our lights, trim our trees, talk about the holiday, hear recorded songs mentioning the birth of Jesus... But how ...

Development for a controversial housing project on North Street has been stalled as the company behind it negotiates the sale ...

For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to war in Gaza.

A worshipper walks through the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve ...

At Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, residents and businesses are facing the effects of ...

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

The war, the violence in the occupied West Bank it has spurred and the lack of festivities has deeply hurt Bethlehem’s ...

When I checked into the historic Beaux Arts Hotel Bethlehem, I found Santa and Mrs. Claus greeting guests at their famous ...

On Tuesday night, as part of tradition, the part of the sign that says “Hotel” will be turned off so that only “Bethlehem” is ...

The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the West Bank during Christmas week were nowhere to be found.