Posts Tagged: Bethlehem
Why Does The Economist Accept False Palestinian Claim at Face Value?
An August 26 article in the print and online editions of The Economist (“The challenge of making Palestinian wine”) represents another example of how journalists...
Terrorist Behind Shooting Attack Near Jerusalem Arrested
i24 News - A terrorist was arrested on Sunday in the West Bank city of Bethlehem after the Israeli military engaged in exchange of fire hunting...
IDF Officer Injured During Raid Outside Bethlehem
JNS.org - An Israel Defense Forces officer was lightly wounded overnight Wednesday during a counterterrorism operation in the Palestinian town of Dheisheh, just south of...
History Repeating Itself as Bethlehem’s Christians Face Extinction
Believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, Bethlehem is revered in the Christian faith, and attracts more than a million pilgrims every year, who...
Break the Wave: Two Palestinians Arrested in Israeli Operations
i24 News – Two Palestinians were arrested on Friday night during Israeli counter-terrorism operations in the West Bank, the Israeli army said. Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...
Bethlehem Celebrates Muted Christmas with Few Pilgrims to Bring Cheer
The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose closed pastel or green shutters were like an Advent calendar...
Americans Quarantined in Bethlehem Hotel in Coronavirus Scare
Thirteen Americans suspected of being exposed to coronavirus during a trip to the Holy Land are in quarantine near Bethlehem and are coordinating with US...
Bethlehem Deserted After Palestinians Declare Coronavirus Emergency
The streets of Bethlehem were near-empty on Friday as Palestinian police wearing masks patrolled the traditional birthplace of Jesus, hit hard by a state of...
Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity Ordered Closed Over Coronavirus Fears
The Church of the Nativity was ordered closed on Thursday and foreign tourists were banned from West Bank hotels after four suspected coronavirus cases were...
The Media Turn Anti-Israel Art Into Big News
JNS.org - A major media event has hit the biblical town of Bethlehem, Jesus’s birthplace, just days before Christmas: The secretive artist Banksy has produced...
Bethlehem Set for a Happy Christmas: More Rooms, More Inns and Part of Its Manger Back
As the Christmas decorations go up in Manger Square, Bethlehem is preparing for its best Christmas for two decades, the town's mayor and hoteliers say. Five...
Israeli Soldiers Arrest Palestinians Trying to Hit Cars on Road Used by Jews, Arabs
JNS.org - Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers raided the Palestinian enclave of al-Aroub near Bethlehem overnight on Tuesday, arresting five men charged with throwing stones and...
Tourism in Bethlehem Booming as Christmas Nears
Bethlehem is enjoying its busiest Christmas season on record, the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism said on Monday, with hotels in the birthplace of Jesus almost...
Palestinian Protesters Disrupt US-Organized Business Seminar in Bethlehem, Damage Diplomatic Vehicle
Palestinians protesting against President Donald Trump's policy on Jerusalem halted a US-coordinated Palestinian marketing workshop in the West Bank on Tuesday, damaging an American diplomatic...
