Bethlehem

City in the West Bank, Palestine

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Bethlehem is a city in the West Bank of Palestine, located about ten kilometres south of Jerusalem. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate, and as of 2017 had a population of 28,591 people. The city's economy is strongly linked to tourism, with a focus on the Christmas period, when Christians embark on a pilgrimage to the Church of the Nativity, which is revered as the location of the birth of Jesus.

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Thousands of Palestinians are in Israeli jails - one father hopes the ceasefire will bring his son home In a smoke-filled room in Bethlehem, four men pore over a list - just released - of the names of Palestinian detainees to be freed in phase one of the ceasefire deal. Sky News - Published on January 19, 2025
'It's not nice to celebrate while people are dying': Bethlehem's Christians fear Holy Land will 'stay divided' The sense of hollowness of the Church of the Nativity is deeper than absent tourists. Sky News - Published on December 24, 2024
'No one is in a mood to celebrate' - Bethlehem praying for a ceasefire this Christmas as war rages on The main road into Bethlehem is closed. What is normally a simple 20-minute journey from Jerusalem now takes us an hour, as cars queue to get through the one Israeli military checkpoint open further.. Sky News - Published on December 23, 2023