Bethlehem

'A beacon of tolerance': Holy Fire ceremony marked in Jerusalem's Old City

Jerusalem's Municipality had worked with the Tourism and Interior Ministries to prepare for the event, with Mayor Moshe Lion extending his blessing to the Jerusalem Christian community.

Christian worshippers take part in the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City during the Easter holiday on April 11, 2026.
MARJORIE TAYLOR Greene meets with Bethlehem Mayor Maher Canawati, February 15, 2026.

Marjorie Taylor Greene meets with Bethlehem mayor, decries alleged 'Christian prosecution'

PALESTINIAN YOUTH soccer players play in a field next to the barrier separating Aida refugee camp from Jerusalem near Bethlehem in the West Bank.

Bethlehem soccer pitch becomes unlikely flashpoint in global soccer politics

Armed Israeli soldiers, settlers, Palestinians, and reporters watch smoke rise during West Bank clashes in November 2025.

Israel using armed militias to ethnically cleanse the West Bank - opinion


How will Christmas be celebrated in Judea and Samaria?

The Administration will work to prevent crowding through police enforcement.

Palestinians light Christmas tree in Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, November 30, 2019

Christmas in Bethlehem: Celebrations may be limited due to coronavirus

Christmas celebrations in the biblical town known as Jesus' birthplace are generally attended by thousands of people from across the globe.

Palestinians light Christmas tree in Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, November 30, 2019

East Jerusalem residents obtain forged COVID-19 results from West Bank

Obtaining the forged document begins by travelling to Ramallah or Bethlehem, where individuals can visit medical labs that provide paying coronavirus patients with fake permits.

A nose-swab is taken from a driver at a drive-through coronavirus testing station in east Jerusalem, amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak April 2, 2020.

Border Police arrest three suspects with Molotov cocktails

A Border Police officer saw the suspects carrying Molotov cocktails. She ordered them to stop and alerted other officers from the base.

Molotov cocktails taken from suspects near a Border Police base in Bethlehem.

Banksy to sell paintings to raise $1 million for a Bethlehem hospital

The trio of paintings is Banksy's critical response to the ongoing refugee crisis. They are titled "Mediterranean Sea View 2017."

A Palestinian boy walks past a drawing by British graffiti artist Banksy

Israel extends tender deadline for Givat Hamatos

The Israeli left-wing NGO Peace Now that opposes the project denounced the extension of the tender and called on Alternate Prime minister and Defense minister Benny Gantz to put a halt to it.

A signpost in the Givat Hamatos section of east Jerusalem

Church of the Nativity reopens as Palestinians ease coronavirus curbs

There have been 423 recorded coronavirus cases and two deaths in the West Bank.

Nativity Church reopens as Palestinians ease coronavirus restrictions, in Bethlehem

Jews, Christians join forces to aid Bethlehem's coronavirus victims

The group delivered ibuprofen, multi-vitamins, gloves, masks and snacks, and also helped the American tourists quarantined at the Angel Hotel in Beit Jala near Bethlehem.

An entrance of the Church of the Nativity is seen locked amid coronavirus precautions, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 11, 2020

Palestinians confirm 6 new coronavirus cases

The new cases raise the toll of Palestinians infected by the virus to 26 – all but one in Bethlehem.

A view shows Banksy's the Walled Off hotel and a section of the Israeli barrier in Bethlehem, October 23, 2018.

Coronavirus: PA shuts Bethlehem mosques, fears of ‘economic catastrophe’

The PA Ministry of Health said on Sunday that 712 suspected samples of the virus tested in the West Bank and Gaza Strip since January 20 were all negative.

Palestinians light Christmas tree in Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, November 30, 2019