Beit Jala

So close and yet so far. That was the first phrase that jumped into my mind as the socalled PaliLeaks started to flow into my consciousness early…

For as long as anyone can remember, young people have had nothing much to do in Bethlehem after nightfall. When the IDF and Palestinian gunmen…

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The Jerusalem Local Planning Committee on Monday approved a request to have land that had been zoned for a hotel near the Gilo neighborhood rezoned…

The Jerusalem Local Planning Committee approved on Monday a request to change the designation of a plot allocated for a hotel in favor of 130 living…

I’m spoiled for choice. Unfortunately. When readers ask, as they surprisingly often do, “How do you get ideas for your columns every week?” it is…

On October 21, UNESCO (the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) declared that Rachel’s Tomb near Jerusalem is the Bilal ibn Rabah…

Even before it was finished, Albert Abu Zgheibreh’s majestic new home in Beit Jala earned a special name in the neighborhood: Al-Qasr – The…

It might seem like an anomaly when set against the backdrop of currently stalled peace talks and rising tension in the region, but on Tuesday evening…

A 12-year-old boy was found hanged on a tree near his family's home east of Bethlehem on Monday, Palestinian Authority police said in a statement,…

One of the most striking symbols of the daily violence faced by Jerusalem residents during the terror-filled years of the second intifada began…

IDF forces began removing the protective barriers surrounding the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo on Sunday. The wall, comprising 800 large concrete…

One of the most dramatic manifestations of the daily violence faced by Israeli civilians during the perilous years of the second intifada – a long…

Over 50 Palestinians on Sunday threw stones at security forces during clashes at a protest near Beit Jala, south of Jerusalem. Security forces used…

40 Palestinians along with left activists throw stones at a protest agianst the security wall in Beit Jala, north of Bethlehem. Protesters hurled…

The best schools among the Arabs of Israel and the Palestinian territories are the private Christian schools. It may seem a strange irony of history,…

Dozens of Palestinians and left-wing activists gathered on Sunday afternoon near the security barrier in Beit Jala, near Bethlehem. The protesters…

About 50 Palestinians reportedly threw rocks at soldiers in Beit Jala Sunday, protesting the building of the security barrier in the village. A…

Dozens of Palestinians were rioting and hurling rocks at IDF soldiers near Beit Jala, south of Jerusalem, on Sunday afternoon. The soldiers, who…