In Bethlehem, Christmas was not just a celebration for Christians – it was a national holiday where Muslims and Christians alike “felt it was a chance for them to feel some joy as they live ...

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS YEAR, THEY ARE PLANNING TO HAND OUT NEARLY 200 CHRISTMAS GIFTS. THEY SAY IT TAKES NEARLY ALL YEAR TO PLAN THIS, BUT THE COMMUNITY IN BETHLEHEM MAKES IT WORTH IT.

“We celebrate Christmas in our hearts,” said Chris Nissan, owner of Nissan Brothers, which runs olive wood souvenir stores in Bethlehem and Jerusalem and an olive wood factory that produces ...

Christmas — from the Christian celebration to the secular commercial holiday — is omnipresent in Bethlehem. On a recent day, Santa Claus checked on a red sleigh (drawn by horses instead of ...

There will be no Christmas celebration in Bethlehem this year. Bshara Nassar says it’s hard to celebrate the Prince of Peace when Israeli bombs are killing thousands of Palestinians every day ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in ... tree adorned with glowing green lights. The celebration offered a rare moment of joy in a city scarred ...

Lighting candles on Christmas Eve, joining Santa for a sleigh rideChristmas — from the Christian celebration to the secular commercial holiday — is omnipresent in Bethlehem.On a recent day ...

Christian and secular combine Christmas – from the Christian celebration to the secular commercial holiday – is omnipresent in Bethlehem. On a recent day, Santa Claus checked on a red sleigh ...

Christmas — from the Christian celebration to the secular commercial holiday — is omnipresent in Bethlehem. On a recent day, Santa Claus checked on a red sleigh (drawn by horses instead of ...

She came to Bethlehem from a nearby town with her husband, Daniel, and their 5- and 8-year-old sons to see the community putz, in what she said has become a family tradition. Christmas — from the ...