Bethlehem

2023 - 12 - 24

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Bethlehem Resembles A Ghost Town, Christmas Celebrations ... (HuffPost)

The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists who gather each year to ...

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After the Hamas attack, is Christmas canceled in Bethlehem and ... (The Jerusalem Post)

Christian minorities in the Middle East have been affected by the Hamas attack, as Christmas festivities are toned down or canceled in Bethlehem, Syria, ...

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Bethlehem cancels all Christmas festivities in solidarity with the ... (Euronews)

All Christmas festivities have been cancelled in Bethlehem in the West Bank to show solidarity towards the people of Gaza.

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Historic Hotel Bethlehem revives forgotten Christmas tradition (LehighValleyNews.com)

On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the rooftop sign that serves as a Main Street beacon is only partially illuminated in a nod to the season and to ...

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Bethlehem a Ghost Town on Christmas Eve as War Halts Celebrations (Voice of America)

A Nativity scene decorated to honor the victims in Gaza is displayed in Manger Square, near the Nativity Church, which is traditionally believed to be the ...

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On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town (Politico)

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were ...

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With war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively cancelled in ... (CNN)

Church bells echo through the labyrinth-like streets of Bethlehem. With Christmas approaching, the city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank should be teeming ...

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Sombre Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as Gaza war rages (FRANCE 24)

The traditional giant Christmas tree, marching bands and flamboyant nativity scene were all absent in the city celebrated as the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

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Bethlehem Reverend Delivers 'Christ in the Rubble' Christmas ... (TIME)

If Jesus were to be born today, he would be born under the rubble in Gaza,” Palestinian Christian Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac said.

A subdued Christmas Eve in Bethlehem (ideastream)

Churches in the Holy Land have canceled big Christmas celebrations in favor of quieter, somber worship services. The move is meant to draw attention to the ...

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Deserted streets and shuttered stores as Israel-Hamas war looms ... (NBC News)

In Bethlehem where Christian tradition says Jesus was born in a stable 2000 years ago, the Israel-Hamas war loomed at Christmas.

A subdued Christmas Eve in Bethlehem (Hawaiipublicradio)

Churches in the Holy Land have canceled big Christmas celebrations in favor of quieter, somber worship services. The move is meant to draw attention to the ...

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'Sorrow and silence' in Bethlehem as Christmas festivities are ... (The Guardian)

In the days leading up to Christmas, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, said that one particular Bible verse kept running ...

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