Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago.

Most people are familiar with the story of Jesus Christ’s birth. Come Christmastime, Nativity scenes in towns and churches routinely display symbols from the Biblical story like mangers, donkeys ...

While it is taken as given that Jesus was born on Christmas Day in the town of Bethlehem, this account likely doesn't match the historical reality. In fact, many historians and archaeologists don ...

The town best known as the birthplace of Christ can expect a further exodus of Jesus' followers after canceling Christmas celebrations and removing festive decorations, a former Catholic priest ...

the Palestinian pastor of a landmark Lutheran church in Bethlehem, the West Bank town revered by Christians as Jesus’ birthplace. “And Christ was born under occupation.” Together with ...

The Middle East. The West Bank. Bethlehem. The place where Jesus was born. The place where the angels sang, “Peace on earth, good will to men.” But the Middle East is not a place of peace. However, ...

Consider the following if you will. Had Jesus been born in the era of the American police state, rather than traveling to Bethlehem for a census, Jesus’ parents would have been mailed a 28-page ...

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago.

Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West Bank comes center stage: Bethlehem. Jesus, according to some biblical sources, was born in this town some two millennia ago. Yet the ...