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Church of the Nativity
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December 24, 2021, 8:10 pm
Israelis flood Nazareth for Christmas celebrations, while Bethlehem subdued
Tens of thousands visit northern town for festive events; in the West Bank, meanwhile, locals who depend on tourism for their livelihood say health crisis ‘worse than war’
By
Claire Gounon
December 11, 2021, 4:29 pm
Bethlehem hoped to recoup some coronavirus losses this Christmas. Then came Omicron
Some tourists were expected to return this year, but new COVID strain and resulting Israeli ban on foreigners mean city will likely see second year with little income
By
Aaron Boxerman
December 24, 2020, 7:58 pm
Ancient souvenir was a pocket-sized lamb of Bethlehem for Christian pilgrims
Israel Museum researcher finds rare eulogia token showing both baby Jesus and Church of the Nativity as it may have looked 700 years after his birth
By
Jessica Steinberg
March 5, 2020, 8:55 pm
Palestinians confirm 7 coronavirus cases, declare tourist ban
Schools, universities, mosques, churches close, and Palestine Marathon postponed after carriers identified in Bethlehem
By
Majeda El Batsh
March 5, 2020, 5:37 pm
Israel seeks to curb Muslim prayer at Temple Mount over virus fear; Waqf refuses
Gilad Erdan asks National Security Council chief to limit Friday prayers to only Arab Israelis and East Jerusalemites after 7 infections in West Bank, but Muslim body says no
By
ToI Staff
March 5, 2020, 5:03 pm
Greece says 23 tourists who recently visited Israel sick with COVID-19
Authorities in Athens say group was in Israel, West Bank and Egypt on February 19-27; at West Bank hotel where they stayed, 4 people may be infected
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AFP
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Adam Rasgon
March 5, 2020, 2:46 pm
PA: 4 people at Bethlehem-area hotel may have virus, Nativity church to shutter
Palestinian Tourism Ministry decides hotels throughout West Bank will stop welcoming tourists as of Friday
By
Adam Rasgon
January 14, 2020, 8:49 pm
‘Jeopardy!’ question about Bethlehem shouldn’t have aired, producers say
Episode led to a social media backlash after contestants offered different takes on which country is home to the historic Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city
By
Marcy Oster
January 12, 2020, 11:39 am
‘Jeopardy’ causes online furor over location of Church of Nativity
Clip showing contestant’s ‘Palestine’ answer being ruled wrong on US game show angers activists
By
ToI Staff
December 24, 2019, 9:02 am
Bethlehem welcomes pilgrims for Christmas celebrations
Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the most senior Roman Catholic official in the Middle East, to lead midnight mass on Tuesday evening in city where Jesus believed born
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AFP
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ToI Staff
December 22, 2019, 11:48 pm
Facing backlash, Israel says it’ll allow Christian Gazans to go to Jerusalem
PA official says 55 Christian Palestinians from the coastal enclave have so far received permits to travel to Jerusalem and the West Bank during Christmas
By
Adam Rasgon
December 9, 2019, 10:23 am
Palestinians in Bethlehem look beyond religious tourism
With art and food tours, residents of West Bank city try to find new ways to attract visitors
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Agencies
July 2, 2019, 6:45 pm
After restoration, Church of the Nativity no longer considered endangered site
UNESCO removes Bethlehem church from its list of at-risk heritage sites, praises high-quality renovation
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AFP
June 23, 2019, 4:21 am
Palestinians say baptismal font discovered at Church of the Nativity
Experts called in to examine receptacle, found hidden under larger basin, at Bethlehem pilgrimage site
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AP
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ToI Staff
December 24, 2018, 3:10 pm
Pilgrims gather at Jesus’s traditional birthplace for Christmas
Palestinian scouts and a bagpipe band parade in Manger Square across from the Church of the Nativity, as Bethlehem gets into the spirit for Christian festival
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AFP
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