Posts Tagged: Bethlehem
Orthodox Patriarchs Arrive in Bethlehem to Celebrate Christmas
JNS.org - The heads of several ancient Eastern Orthodox Churches arrived in Bethlehem on Monday to celebrate the Orthodox Christmas. Patriarchs from the Greek Orthodox,...
Israel’s Christian Population Continued to Rise in 2013
JNS.org - Israel's Christian population continued to grow in 2013, increasing by 3,000 people over the last year. According to recent figures released by Israeli...
Christmas Eve Celebrations Take Place in Bethlehem
JNS.org - Thousands of Christian pilgrims visited the city of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations Tuesday. "The message of Christmas is a message of peace,...
The Prize for ‘UK Paper Blaming Israel for Ruining Christmas in Bethlehem’ Goes To….
Surprisingly, this year the award does NOT go to the Guardian. It goes to The Times for a story by Catherine Philp that is riddled with errors and distortions. (See...
Israel Prepares for Record 2 Million Christian Tourists to Bethlehem in 2013
Christian tourists to Bethlehem are expected to reach a record 2 million in 2013, up sharply from the 1.18 million recorded in 2012, the Israeli...
Jesus a ‘Palestinian Forefather,’ PA Publication Claims
A recent op-ed in the Palestinian Authority's official daily publication called Jesus a "virtuous patriotic Palestinian forefather" and claimed Easter is "not a holiday for...
CBS, Breaking Faith With Its Viewers One Day at a Time
"You can also talk about the weather. If the weather is not good, the cause is the occupation." - Father...
IDF Releases Footage of Arab Terrorists Firing at Cars
Ynet - The IDF released a video Thursday featuring two Tanzim members as they open fire at cars traveling in the West Bank. The...
Bethlehem Governor Bans Direct Contact With Israel
Jerusalem Post - Bethlehem's PA governor, Abdel Fattah Hamayel, on Sunday issued an order banning Palestinian institutions in his district from having any direct...
IDF Personnel Pelted With Rocks, Molotov Cocktails in West Bank as Unrest Persists
Clashes between Palestinian Arab protesters and IDF soldiers in the West Bank were reported Thursday, continuing a string of incidents in the territory. Near Rachel's Tomb, just outside...
Netanyahu Delivers Christmas Message, Highlights Religious Tolerance in Israel (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video wishing Christians in the country a merry Christmas. "Today Christian communities throughout the Middle East are shrinking ...
Tourists, Pilgrims May be Heading to the Wrong Bethlehem
As scores of tourists and pilgrims stream into Bethlehem for Christmas, archeologists aren't certain that they're in the proper place to be celebrating Jesus' birth....
CBS Ignores Alleged Inaccuracies in News Report About Israel’s Christians
According to media analysts at CAMERA, CBS's newsmagazine 60 minutes has failed to correct several factual errors about Israeli Christians that were presented during a...
UNESCO Politicizes World Heritage Site
UNESCO defied its own rules recently when it added the Church of the Nativity to the World Heritage List with a non-existent nation state as...
