Bethlehem
If Israel Bans Overnight Trips To Bethlehem, Will Christian Tourism Take A Hit?
Could a possible Israeli ban on overnight visits to Bethlehem, Jesus’s birthplace, hurt Christian tourism in the Holy Land?
Trump Will Skip Yad Vashem On Israel Visit
Trump might skip the famed Holocaust museum, which is almost always visited by foreign dignitaries.
WATCH: Was Banksy Spotted At An Israeli Mall?
A woman claims to have spotted the elusive artist Banksy in an Israeli mall where the artist’s work will be hung in an exhibition in April.
Welcome To The ‘Wall,’ Banksy Style
In Bethlehem, the revered birth town of Jesus, protest artist Banksy has unveiled a whole protest art hotel.
WATCH: Prankster Artist Banksy Opens Bethlehem Hotel
Elusive British street artist Banksy has opened a hotel in Bethlehem as an art installation, protest and — yes — as place for visitors to stay.
Israeli Troops Kill Bethlehem Protester in Arrest Raid, Say Palestinians
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian protester while they were carrying out an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem on Tuesday, Palestinian medical sources said.
A Boy Was Born in Bethlehem — But Which One?
Christian tradition says Jesus was born in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. But what if his birthplace was really a tiny Jewish village?
Filmmaker Portratys Bethlehem as Diverse Model for Middle East
When Palestinian filmmaker Leila Sansour returned to Bethlehem to make a film about her home town, she had no idea she would end up running a campaign to put the ancient city on the world map as a model for diversity in the Middle East.
How Is This Wall Different? Pope Francis Cements an Icon
Pope Francis’ stop at the Israeli separation wall will be the enduring legacy of his Mideast journey, Gal Beckerman writes. So what does this newly-iconic image mean?
Pope Francis Makes Lasting Impression at Israeli Wall in West Bank
The most lasting image from Pope Francis’ Mideast trip will be the pontiff praying with his head against a wall. It was the Israeli wall in the West Bank, not the Western Wall.