Like last year, the Christmas market by the New Gate of the Christian Quarter in Jerusalem was canceled amid the ongoing war. A cobbled street that would normally dazzle with cheerful decorations ...

And for those forgoing a quick jaunt to European Christmas markets this season, you’ve got an option closer to home: Jerusalem. The intricate balance of religions in one small, historically ...

For the second year running, a Christmas tree will not be hoisted in the city revered as the birthplace of Jesus, Bethlehem. Since the Gaza war started last year in the wake of Hamas’ attack on ...

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital looms large in Christmas festivities this year in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.

Days before Christmas last year, an Israeli military sniper shot and killed two women inside the Holy Family Parish, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. This Christmas, the Catholic ...

but now again we are close to Christmas and we don’t have anything,” said Rony Tabash, the third-generation owner of Nativity Store. Israel’s war against Hamas has been raging for nearly 15 ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wished Christians worldwide a merry Christmas and thanked the Christian community for its support amid the Jewish state's ...