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


Gaza Christians barred from visiting Bethlehem, Jerusalem on Christmas

Israel in the past has defended its restrictions on Gazans traveling to the West Bank, saying many Palestinians from Gaza stay on illegally when granted short-term permits.

People celebrate during the annual lighting ceremony of a Christmas tree at Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem

Bethlehem set for a Merry Christmas: more rooms, inns and part of its manger back

But even after three years of relative peace and prosperity, people are still nervous in the small Palestinian town, a few miles south of Jerusalem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

People celebrate during the annual lighting ceremony of a Christmas tree at Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem

Relic from Jesus' manger arrives in Bethlehem just in time for Christmas

Before its transfer to Bethlehem, the relic was put on display to the public at the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center, encased in a silver-colored ornamental table-top stand.

A fragment of a wooden relic, reputed to be from Jesus' manger, is displayed ahead of its transfer to Jesus' birthplace in Bethlehem for the official launch of Christmas season, in Jerusalem's Notre Dame

Palestinian A-G charges relatives suspected of 'honor killing' with murder

Ghrayeb was allegedly beaten by her brother upon order of their father, and then again while recovering in the hospital.

Funeral scene - descriptive

Palestinians protest in Bethlehem after alleged 'honor killing' of 21-year-old woman

Israa's father allegedly ordered her brother to beat her after relatives witnessed the footage online.

Funeral scene - descriptive

Court: Bethlehem, Efrat men abused special needs Shufersal co-worker

The court’s preliminary findings appear to indicate that the bizarre and disturbing case in which Palestinians and Jews likely conspired together to torment their special-needs co-worker for fun

'Shufersal' supermarket

UN warns IDF Wadi Hummus home razings risks forced Palestinian transfer

One Palestinian resident who sat on a plastic chair in his living room told the Border Police that he would rather they destroy the home on top of his head than take him out by force.

Israeli machinery demolishes a Palestinian building on the outskirts of Jerusalem

Bethlehem summer camp teaches children to idolize terrorists - report

"This is how Fatah teaches its children loyalty to the Martyrs' blood," reads an introduction to the video.

Palestinian children celebrate Hamas founding 370

Church of the Nativity no longer endangered

The sixth century building which marks the site where Jesus was born in Bethlehem has recently undergone a major renovation project.

A boy is carried as he places his fingers inside holes in a column that form the shape of a cross at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the West Bank April 27, 2019.

My grandmother’s journey to the Holy Land

During her visit in 1935, Ida Bebbington took copious notes and historic images

People praying at the Western Wall in 1935