Christmas in Bethlehem will look very different this year

Church leader and Palestinian Christian, Rateb Rabie, writes on why there will be no Christmas festivities in the Holy Land this year. Rabie: "Christmas in Bethlehem will look very different this year. It will be a very different thing to see in Bethlehem this year."

Christmas celebrations to go ahead in Bethlehem. BBC Middle East correspondent Yolande Knell joins rehearsals for the festive processions. BBC MME joins the rehearsals of the processions for the Christmas Day celebrations in the city of Bethlehem. Follows in-depth coverage of the Bethlehem processions in the Middle East.

Christmas celebrations to go ahead in Bethlehem. BBC Middle East correspondent Yolande Knell joins rehearsals for the festive processions. BBC MME joins the rehearsals of the processions for the Christmas Day celebrations in the city of Bethlehem. Follows in-depth coverage of the Bethlehem processions in the Middle East.

The Holy Land is dark as the war continues against Hamas terrorists. Bethlehem has seen such grief before during the time of King Herod when he ordered the murder of Jewish children. Bethlehem is dark again as a result of the war against the terrorists. The war continues to continue against Hamas.

Evangelical Christian leader says Hamas stole Christmas in Bethlehem: Cut off the 'lights' American and German Christian leaders slammed Hamas and the Palestinian Authority for failing to allow Christmas to be properly celebrated in Bethlehem. Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, is where Jesus Christ was born.

At Christmas, let's remember that many images of Jesus don't reflect His likely appearance. Images of Jesus we grew up with don't represent what the Savior would have looked like, says Christian school head. Let's remember the Savior's likely appearance at Christmas, he says.