By James Sanna Wicked Local Cambridge For 10 years, a group of Cambridge residents has been building bridges between two cities on opposite sides of the world. Starting in 2007, the Cambridge-Bethlehem People-to-People Project has brought Cantabrigians to the West Bank city of Bethlehem and has brought stories of Bethlehem’s residents and Palestinian residents of … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Celebrations have been taking place across Palestine after Yacoub Shaheen, a Bethlehem native, won the hugely popular Arab Idol contest on Saturday. Shaheen, 22, beat out his Yemeni competitor, Ammar Mohammed, and another Palestinian, Ameer Dandan, from the Israeli town of Majd al-Krum, to win the coveted title. Modeled after the … Continued
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III (centre) stands inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, on January 6, 2017 (AFP Photo/Hazem Bader) AFP Thousands of Christians from the eastern tradition gathered in Bethlehem on Friday for Christmas Eve celebrations, with a procession to the site where Jesus is … Continued
A Palestinian protester wearing Santa Claus costume stands in front of a section of the Israeli barrier during an anti-Israel protest in the city of Bethlehem on December 18, 2015. By BETHANY ALLEN-EBRAHIMIAN The Atlantic Vera Baboun was 24 years old when she first realized that her hometown was truly different from other cities in the … Continued
AFP Daily Mail Crowds gathered in Bethlehem Saturday for Christmas Eve celebrations ahead of midnight mass at the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born, with more visitors expected than in 2015 due to a drop in violence. Dozens of Palestinians and tourists flocked to Manger Square, near the Church of the Nativity, built over … Continued
An Armenian Christian clergyman dusts a column in the Church of the Nativity, marking believed location of the birth of Jesus, in Bethlehem. By Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian The Washington Post This week, Christmas pageants across the country will reenact the scenes of the nativity; carolers will sing the beloved hymn, “O Little Town of Bethlehem”; and millions … Continued
By Fiona Keating International Business Times Israeli border guards launched a tear gas attack at Palestinian protesters clad in Father Christmas outfits in a tense skirmish at the separation wall that runs through the West Bank on 24 December. One demonstrator wearing the traditional red-and-white Christmas outfit was pictured lobbing a tear gas canister back at … Continued
By Dalia Hatuq Public Radio International Ian Knowles was first captivated by Christian icons as a teenager, during a trip to Greece. These days, the 54-year-old British expert on religious art is busy working with Palestinian art students in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, helping them learn an ancient style of iconography. On this … Continued
By George Hale KETR The mayor of the little town where Jesus was born is denouncing Neiman Marcus for misrepresenting the origin of Christmas gifts imported from Bethlehem. “I’m astonished … This is illegal,” Vera Baboun said of the Dallas-based luxury chain’s sales of imported olive wood labeled incorrectly as products of Israel. The mayor … Continued
Pope Benedict XVI made a powerful plea Wednesday for a Palestinian state, mixing prayer and politics at Jesus’ birthplace and expressing solidarity at a refugee camp with “all the homeless Palestinians who long to be able to return to their birthplace.” At the Aida refugee camp, the pope spoke in the shadow of the massive … Continued
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