Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza
Dec 23, 2024 · For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square, no raucous scout marching bands, no public lights twinkling and very few public decorations or displays.
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Bethlehem is marking another somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of war in Gaza. Manger Square lacked its usual festive lights and crowds of tourists on Tuesday.
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Dec 24, 2024 · Bethlehem, the city in the occupied West Bank that Christians believe is the birthplace of Jesus Christ, marks another solemn Christmas under the shadow of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Christmas in Bethlehem celebrated under the shadow of Israel's war in Gaza
Dec 25, 2024 · Bethlehem is facing its second bleak Christmas since the outbreak of the war in Gaza — leaving faith leaders and residents grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians...
Bethlehem plans another sombre Christmas amid ongoing Gaza …
Dec 23, 2024 · For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be sombre and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza, which has killed over 45,000 Palestinians. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square, no raucous scout marching bands, no public lights twinkling and very few public decorations or displays.
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Dec 25, 2024 · For the second year in a row, Christmas arrived for the Christian community in the Gaza Strip without celebrations, as daily life remains a constant struggle.
Bethlehem Plans Another Somber Christmas Under the Shadow of War in Gaza
Dec 23, 2024 · For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza. There will be no giant Christmas tree in Manger Square, no...
Palestinians in Bethlehem mark another subdued Christmas Eve
Dec 24, 2024 · BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that ...
Somber Christmas in Bethlehem: Faith and resilience amid Gaza war
Dec 24, 2024 · Palestinian security forces deployed around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, as the faithful prepared for another solemn Christmas overshadowed by the war in Gaza.
‘God Is Under the Rubble in Gaza’: Bethlehem’s Subdued Christmas
Dec 23, 2023 · In perhaps the most overt display of how Israel’s war in Gaza has dampened Christmas celebrations in the city seen as the birthplace of Jesus, a Lutheran church put up its crèche, but with a...