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

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

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927.

The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists. Palestinian scouts marched silently through the streets, a departure ...

The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists that usually fill the square. Palestinian scouts marched silently ...

Bethlehem Plans Another Somber Christmas Under the Shadow of War in Gaza BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items ...

“This has to be the last Christmas that is so sad,” he told hundreds of people gathered in Manger Square, where normally tens of thousands would congregate. “I bring you the ...