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Migrants in El Paso, Texas, face arctic chill as residents try to provide warmth of Christmas

EL PASO, Texas — In this deeply Catholic city, people are keenly aware of the meaning of Christmas, especially the biblical story reenacted in the posadas, or inns, where Mary and Joseph went futilely searching for somewhere to spend the night in Bethlehem.

Tribune News Service

Gaza Christians say travel curbs separate families at Christmas

As pilgrims from around the world flock to Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Nazareth for Christmas, members of Gaza's Christian community wait to hear whether Israel will grant them a travel permit.

Reuters

Three camels escape from nativity play and cause traffic chaos on busy road

Bridgeman Baptist Community Church says their camels "got a bit lost on the way to Bethlehem" as bizarre footage posted to social media shows the wayward animals ambling through traffic

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In the holy land, a Christmas spirit is reborn

In a small distillery just outside Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a clear liquid drips out of a copper pot still into a stainless steel barrel, ringing like church bells.

Reuters

Three Camels Broke Out Of A Qld Church Nativity Scene And I Don’t Remember This From The Bible

Bethlehem or Brisbane? No one knows.

Pedestrian.tv

Bethlehem welcomes Christmas tourists after pandemic lull

Business is bouncing back in Bethlehem after two years in the doldrums during the coronavirus pandemic, lifting spirits in the traditional birthplace of Jesus ahead of the Christmas holiday

The Independent UK

Who were the 3 wise men who visited Jesus?

Christmas Nativity scenes around the world feature a familiar cast of characters: Jesus, Mary, Joseph, an angel or two, some barnyard animals, shepherds and, of course, the three wise men led by a star.

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Palestinian man killed by Israeli fire near Bethlehem

The killing reportedly occurred during an Israeli raid and comes amid an ongoing crackdown in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

Palestinians Say Man Killed during Israeli Raid in West Bank

Palestinian health officials said a Palestinian man was killed by Israeli fire during a military raid in the occupied West Bank on Monday. It was the latest death in a recent surge of violence in the territory. The Israeli military has been conducting daily raids throughout the West Bank since…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Glasgow's Bethlehem Cultural Festival to return this weekend with packed line-up

The fun festival, which celebrates Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean’s rich and diverse cultural scene, will feature both local and Palestinian performers.

Glasgow Live

Three Israeli soldiers detained for suspected revenge attack on Palestinians

Three Israeli soldiers were detained on Monday, the military said, after allegedly hurling an improvised bomb at Palestinians near the West Bank city of Bethlehem as revenge for the seizing of the body of a teenager last week.

Reuters

‘Hummus is banned in my kitchen’: meet the chef bringing ‘the essence of Palestine’ to London

Gourmet Fadi Kattan wants to give the UK capital an authentic taste of his homeland’s cuisine with a new restaurant venture

The Guardian - UK

Scottish festival to put spotlight on arts and culture of Palestine

PALESTINIAN poet and translator Iyad Hayatleh is to present his work at a special event to mark the beginning of this year’s Bethlehem Cultural…

The National (Scotland)

Gasoline spill displaces about 1,000 people in Bethlehem, Pa.

The tanker spilled about 6,000 gallons of gasoline after it crashed around 2:30 a.m. at West Union Boulevard and Paul Avenue.

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Daily Record

Part two of Kirkcudbright man John McIntosh's bike ride through the occupied West Bank

John was part of a team tackling the journey in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Advances Plans for Another East Jerusalem Settlement

Israeli authorities on Monday advanced a plan to build nearly 500 homes in a new Jewish settlement in Jerusalem that rights groups say will further sever it from the nearby Palestinian city of Bethlehem and the southern West Bank. The planned Givat HaShaked settlement is part of a cluster of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Healing with Humor, Palestinian Comedians Strike a Chord in Occupied Cities

Palestinian American Amer Zahr is on a mission to heal through humor. In 2015 he started bringing fellow Arab American comedians from the United States to perform stand-up across occupied Palestinian cities including Nablus, Bethlehem and Ramallah. Seven years later, Zahr's now annual Palestine Comedy Festival is still going strong.…

The Independent UK

Israel country guide: Everything you need to know before you go

From party capital Tel Aviv to Jerusalem’s spiritual Old City, here’s where to go and what to see

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GOP Senate candidate Mehmet Oz works the crowd at Musikfest, as Democrat John Fetterman hits campaign trail

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — With the campaign season starting to heat up, Mehmet Oz took his U.S. Senate campaign to Bethlehem on Saturday afternoon, where he went on a tour of Musikfest.

WEKU

A Banksy painting that was sprayed in the West Bank resurfaces in Tel Aviv

The relocation of the painting — a slingshot-toting rat and likely intended to protest the Israel occupation — raises ethical questions about the removal of artwork from occupied territory.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Banksy Painting Sprayed in West Bank Resurfaces in Tel Aviv

A long-lost painting by the British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in a swank art gallery in downtown Tel Aviv, an hour’s drive and a world away from the concrete wall in the occupied West Bank where it was initially sprayed. The relocation of the painting — which depicts a…

The Independent UK

Banksy painting sprayed in West Bank resurfaces in Tel Aviv

A long-lost painting by the British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in a swank art gallery in downtown Tel Aviv

Los Angeles Times

Biden endorses Palestinian state but admits it’s ‘far away’

JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed an independent Palestinian state, although he conceded that such a historic development was “far away” and acknowledged the despair of the Palestinian people long frustrated in their fight for equal rights.

Axios

Biden: Two-state solution along 1967 lines is best way to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The U.S. president's comments in Bethlehem were seen as a win for the Palestinians.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden Pledges to Keep up Efforts for Israel-Palestine Peace

US President Joe Biden pledged on Friday to keep up efforts to support a just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, Biden said the United States would not give up on the goal of a just settlement to the decades-long conflict between Israel…

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