BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Christmas City's official Christmas tree is now lit. The Bethlehem tree-lighting ceremony was held Friday night outside Payrow Plaza. Mayor J. William Reynolds helped with the ...
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Sombre Christmas in Bethlehem an 'escape' from war for Palestinians"Next year we want to see the biggest Christmas tree ever". With hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza on the rise in recent days, Bethlehem residents await calm that could see tourists return in 2025.
For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to war in Gaza.
In fact, there is no Christmas tree at all. Bethlehem is facing its second bleak Christmas since the outbreak of the war in Gaza — leaving faith leaders and residents grappling with how to mark ...
On Christmas Eve 2024, Bethlehem’s usually vibrant streets ... Unlit streets, scant decorations, and the absence of a large Christmas tree gave the city a somber mood, reflecting a collective ...
For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to the ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square ...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP ... demanding protection after the burning of a Christmas tree in Hama the day before. Videos and images shared on social media showed the large, decorated tree ...
In the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel, Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took more than 250 Israeli hostages. Israeli officials believe that around 100 ...
A large Christmas tree usually stands in Manger Square, opposite the Church of the Nativity which is built atop a cave where Christians believe Jesus was born more than 2,000 years ago. But like ...
For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square ...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Bethlehem marked ... unity across all sects and religions in Syria, dismissing recent Christmas tree vandalism as “isolated incidents.” A snowstorm in the Balkans ...
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