The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/vera-baboun/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:24:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Vera Baboun | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/vera-baboun/ 32 32 Christians worry ‘Silent Night’ may soon refer to their community in Bethlehem https://www.timesofisrael.com/christians-worry-silent-night-may-soon-refer-to-their-community-in-bethlehem/ Sat, 24 Dec 2016 12:05:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1525336 In birthplace of Jesus, Christian population has dropped from 86% to 12% in the past 60 years, following trend across Middle East, except in Israel

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]]> Bethlehem’s Christians put a patriotic spin on a traumatic siege https://www.timesofisrael.com/bethlehems-christians-put-a-patriotic-spin-on-a-traumatic-siege/ Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:34:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=779544 A decade later, the 39-day takeover of the Church of the Nativity by Palestinian gunmen fleeing the IDF is recounted by most -- but not all -- of the city's Christian elite as a saga of heroism

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]]> Monument with ‘Palestine’ replacing Israel was hidden from Obama https://www.timesofisrael.com/monument-with-palestine-replacing-israel-was-hidden-from-obama/ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:15:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=431668 Palestinian authorities in Bethlehem removed 'State Monument,' put peace dove in its stead, three days before president came to pray at Church of the Nativity

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]]> New female mayor gears Bethlehem up for Christmas https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-female-mayor-gears-bethlehem-up-for-christmas/ Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:50:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=320384 Vera Baboun, a Christian, tries to raise hope in city plagued by economic woes, says 'we're celebrating birth of Jesus... and of Palestinian state'

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