Abbas’ Fatah party declared that the display of the Jewish religious symbols constituted a 'stab to Bethlehem and a betrayal of the traditions and values of the Holy Land.'
The Book of Ruth is much more than a story about one woman’s conversion to Judaism and love for the Jewish people. Many laws and customs are based on her experiences.
A beautiful farm situated near Bethlehem helps people from all over the world fulfill Biblical commandments than can only be performed in the Holy Land.
In a humiliating incident, a Palestinian mob assaulted a convoy of Americans who were in the Bethlehem area for the graduation ceremony of a US-sponsored Palestinian educational program.
Israeli security forces arrested a Bethlehem-based Hamas terror cell that carried out a suicide bombing attack on a bus in Jerusalem in April and had plans to carry out further suicide attacks, the Shin Bet (Israel's Security Agency) cleared for publication on Sunday.
The plight of Palestinian Christians does not interest the international community, because Israel cannot be blamed for demolishing the antiquities. If the current policy against Christians persists, the day will come when no Christians will be left in Bethlehem.
Operating on unspecified allegations of "civil charges," Palestinian police arrested the spiritual leader of the Syrian Orthodox Church in a move that appears to be the continued persecution of Christians by the Palestinian Authority.
Christians are suffering from Islamic terror all over the world, including in the Palestinian-ruled areas of Judea and Samaria. In Israel, they live free of religious persecution.
Besides committing ongoing terror attacks against Israelis since the beginning of the new wave of violence at the start of the Jewish New Year, Palestinian terrorists are harassing Christians during their holiday season.
Israeli security agents prevented mass casualties by discovering a massive hamas cell that was planning multiple suicide bombings and other terror activities.
An Associated Press photo essay of demonstrations worldwide showing solidarity with the French included a small Palestinian rally in Bethlehem, but omitted a huge Israeli event in Tel Aviv.
The IDF provided a group of violent protesters with an unpleasant surprise outside of Rachel's Tomb, in Bethlehem putting an end to yet another demonstration.
Israel condemned a UNESCO resolution that declares holy Jewish sites as Muslim, saying it is a distortion of history which only adds fuel to the flames of violence in the region.
In Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority police came under fire for its excessive and brutal tactics used in dealing with protesters outside PA police headquarters in the city.
A female IDF officer is in moderate to serious condition after being stabbed in the neck by a female terrorist in Palestinian Authority-controlled Bethlehem.
"The relationship between the U.S. and Israel has deep and enduring roots that go back far beyond the restoration of the Jewish state of Israel on May 14, 1948."