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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Bethlehem

Bethlehem stories: 6 news summaries

 In Bethlehem, Pope Calls 
 for Palestinian State 

From Bethlehem, Benedict demands Palestinian state

May 13, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict decried the suffering in the West Bank and called for an independent Palestinian state today in Bethlehem, the London Times reports. "The Holy See supports the right of your people to a sovereign Palestinian homeland in the land of your forefathers," the pope said, addressing thousands... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Palestine • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Bethlehem • Palestinian statehood • Holy Land • two-state solution


 Palestinians Suffer Behind 
 Bethlehem Barrier: UN  

Residents can only access 13% of the area: report

May 7, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Palestinians have access to just 13% of the land around Bethlehem due to Israeli military zones, a barrier, and settlements, a UN report charges just days before Pope Benedict is due to visit the holy city. “Bethlehem’s potential for residential and industrial expansion and development has been reduced,... More »

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Israel • United Nations • Pope Benedict XVI • Palestine • Arab Israeli conflict • Bethlehem • report

 Calm Is a 
 Tourist Boon 
 for Bethlehem 

West Bank sees record influx, boost to Palestinian economy

Dec 24, 08 7:37 PM CST
(Newser) - More than 1.3 million visitors took advantage of the relative peace between Israel and Palestine to visit Jesus Christ’s birthplace this year, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The streets around Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity—abandoned except for Israeli military jeeps just 6 years ago amid an... More »

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Israel • tourism • Palestine • Christians • Christmas • Bethlehem • Jesus Christ

Priests Brawl With Brooms
at Church of
the Nativity

Punch-up in Bethlehem injures 5 priests, 2 cops

Dec 29, 07 6:58 AM CST
(Newser) - A holiday cleanup at the church built over the grotto in Bethlehem where Christians believe Jesus was born turned ugly Thursday, as Greek Orthodox and Armenian priests came to blows, the Times of London reports. Robed priests pummeled each other with brooms and stones in the Church of the Nativity... More »

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Christianity • Palestine • religion • priest • Bethlehem • Church of the Nativity • religious conflict

A Peaceful Xmas in Bethlehem

West Bank town sees its first calm Christmas in years; tourism rebounds

Dec 25, 07 6:09 AM CST
(Newser) - This Christmas a huge number of tourists and pilgrims have made their way to Bethlehem, five miles south of Jerusalem in the West Bank. The mayor of the town of Jesus' birth predicted at least 65,000 visitors this Christmas, quadruple the figure just two years ago, CTV reports. The... More »

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Palestine • West Bank • Christmas • Bethlehem

Christmas Opens in Bethlehem

Resumed peace talks give holiday tourism a bump to 65K tourists

Dec 16, 07 5:07 PM CST
(Newser) - The lighting of a four-story tree yesterday in Bethlehem kicked off a joyous season of increased tourism, reports the AP, amid a backdrop of resumed Mideast peace talks. Some 65,000 foreigners are expected to visit the West Bank town this season, the AP reports; only 16,000 visited the... More »

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Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • West Bank • Christmas • Bethlehem • Jesus Christ

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