Articles in "Christmas"
Bethlehem’s Last Christians Face Persecution, Violence, and Erasure
The Christians of Bethlehem face a crisis as their dwindling community faces systematic Palestinian discrimination, harassment and violence ...
Christmas in Israel: Christian Community Sees Modest Growth
Israel's Christian community grew 0.6% over the last year according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Sunday ahead ...
Israel’s Orthodox Christians Mark Christmas Subdued by War
In Haifa, a city symbolizing coexistence among Muslims, Jews, and Christians, the cancellation of the holiday celebrations echoed a ...
Christmas in Wartime: An Israeli Christian Soldier’s Story
Despite the country being at war, one Christian soldier on Christmas leave said the holiday will still go on. It's just slimmed down from a ...
Israel’s Christian Population Grew 1.3% in 2023
Israel's Christian population grew 1.3% in 2023, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday, ahead of ...
Meet Jerusalem’s First ‘Official’ Santa Claus
Issa Kassissieh, a resident of the Christian quarter in East Jerusalem, is the first Santa Claus in the Holy Land and the Middle ...
President Herzog Visits Nazareth Ahead of Christmas
President of Israel Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal visited the city of Nazareth on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming Christmas holiday. The ...
Israel Gives Christian Arabs from Gaza and the PA Permits to Enter Israel for Christmas
Israel’s Coordinator of Government Operations in Judea and Samaria, General Rassan Aliyan, held a traditional church tour of Jerusalem, ...
Fatah Leader: Jesus was ‘First Islamic Martyr’
Senior Palestinian leaders and the Palestinian Authority's (PA) official press repeated claims that Jesus was the "first Palestinian" while ...
‘We Are Proud of Our Christian Friends’, Netanyahu Says on Christmas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara on Tuesday issued Israel's holiday greetings to the Christian world in which he ...
