Bethlehem

Marjorie Taylor Greene meets with Bethlehem mayor, decries alleged 'Christian prosecution'

Greene lauded Bethlehem for being the birthplace of Jesus, but condemned alleged "Christian persecution" occurring in the area.

MARJORIE TAYLOR Greene meets with Bethlehem Mayor Maher Canawati, February 15, 2026.
PALESTINIAN YOUTH soccer players play in a field next to the barrier separating Aida refugee camp from Jerusalem near Bethlehem in the West Bank.

Bethlehem soccer pitch becomes unlikely flashpoint in global soccer politics

Armed Israeli soldiers, settlers, Palestinians, and reporters watch smoke rise during West Bank clashes in November 2025.

Israel using armed militias to ethnically cleanse the West Bank - opinion

People attend a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, on December 14, 2025.

Tis the season to flog Israel - opinion


Beautiful butterflies of Bethlehem - watch

“You can just call it the beauty of the Holy Land,” Calvert told The Jerusalem Post.

Butterfly in Bethlehem

Palestinians holding violent protests throughout West Bank

Near Bethlehem, a 17 year old Palestinian identified as a volunteer paramedic was killed after being shot by IDF forces.

Palestinian rioters in clashes near Ramallah (REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman)

IDF opens investigation of Palestinian death outside Bethlehem

Ahmed Jamal Mahmoud was shot dead after throwing stones at vehicles outside Bethlehem.

IDF forces in the area around Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem

Photo Essay: Christmas in the Holy Land

Christian pilgrims and tourists are visiting Christianity’s holiest sites, especially in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth.

 Issa Kassissieh, wearing a Santa Claus costume, rides a camel during the annual Christmas tree distribution by the Jerusalem municipality in Jerusalem's Old City December 21, 2017

Franciscan clergyman assaulted in Bethlehem

Two unidentified men harassed a group of tourists entering the holy site.

Milk Grotto in Bethlehem

Victim predicted flood disaster in text-message exchange day before trip

ZAKA responder: There is no way I can put this into words.

Flooded water running through a valley in the Judean desert following heavy rainfall in the mountains on April 25, 2018.

Palestinian protesters target U.S. delegation in Bethlehem

Protesters threw tomatoes at a sports utility vehicle, which had US consular license plates, kicked one of its doors and ripped the plastic casing off a side mirror.

Palestinian protestors react to US President's Trumps declaration of Jerusalem in Bethlehem on the second 'Day of Rage.'

Palestinians protest US embassy move, clash with Israeli troops

"We want the Americans to know that the bloodshed here of unarmed people is on the hands of their president," one protestor said.

A Palestinian demonstrator jumps over a burning tire in a protest in Bethlehem, January 2018

UNRWA – end the UN state

The US administration should stop financing this humiliating facade.

WORKERS CARRY boxes containing food supplies for Palestinian refugees at a United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA)-run food distribution center in Gaza in 2015.

Palestinians attack car of Greek Patriarch in protest against land deals

Protestors threw stones and water bottles and pounded his car with their fists, chanting 'traitor, traitor,' before Palestinian security forces pushed them away.

Palestinian security forces push away demonstrators from the convoy of Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, during a protest against his visit, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.