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"Christmas" in Israel feed
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JPost.com - Antisemitism - 07:35 Dec 25, 2025
Police patrolled across the beachfront in Bondi, a traditional Christmas destination, as hundreds of people, many wearing Santa hats, gathered on the sands.
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JPost.com - Christian World - 18:52 Dec 24, 2025
Israel's 184,200 Christians mark Christmas as CBS data reveals a community with remarkable education rates and deep roots across Nazareth, Haifa, and Jerusalem.
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JPost.com - Christian World - 16:56 Dec 24, 2025
Israeli authorities prevent PA Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh from attending Bethlehem's Christmas Eve mass, the Palestinian Authority-run WAFA claimed, as celebrations resume after two years.
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Haaretz - 13:37 Dec 23, 2025
Palestinians are marking a subdued Christmas season amid the fragile cease-fire, West Bank checkpoint expansion, policed celebrations and the postwar tourism drought. 'This season is only scratching the surface of what Christmas in Bethlehem used to be,' says one shopkeeper -
JPost.com - Christian World - 12:22 Dec 21, 2025
After two unusually quiet holiday seasons, Christmas has returned to the Galilean city, drawing visitors back into its streets and offering a modest lift to local tourism.
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JPost.com - Christian World - 09:01 Dec 25, 2024
Protesters held crosses and the new national flag of Syria as they called for an end to "injustice and sectarianism against Christians."
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JPost.com - Christian World - 20:07 Dec 24, 2024
Christians in Syria remain unconvinced by HTS's al-Julani's assurances of safety and religious freedom.
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Haaretz - 20:52 Dec 22, 2024
As an ever-growing number of Jewish Israelis choose to celebrate Christmas, past objections to a Christian festivity taking center stage in a Jewish country fade into the background, and Tel Aviv shop owners are seeing their 'biggest Christmas sales yet' -
Haaretz - 12:44 Dec 22, 2024
'It is impossible to celebrate while there is still blood being spilled in the Gaza Strip and dozens of people are killed every day,' the mayor says. This year again, only masses and religious ceremonies will be held on Christmas in Bethlehem -
Israel Hayom - 22:00 Sep 05, 2024
One of the main attractions in Europe between November and January is the Christmas markets. Several major cities are renowned for their vibrant and elaborate markets, and in recent years, more and more cities have joined the festivities, recognizing the significant tourist appeal. The markets are set to open in just over two months. […] -
Haaretz - 12:02 Dec 25, 2023
Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages in his annual Christmas speech, and focused his sights on the military industrial complex that 'move the puppet-strings of war' as the biggest obstacle to peace -
Haaretz - 13:36 Dec 24, 2023
After arrests in Vienna and warnings of an attack in Cologne, Christmas festivities in some of Europe's major cities are muted and cautious, but officials tell the public not to fear. 'Fear is the currency of terrorists. We should not make it more valuable' -
Haaretz - 04:25 Dec 24, 2023
Hotels are empty in Bethlehem and other cities this year, and the worshippers are nowhere to be found. 'Christmas is about joy,' says one tour operator, 'and what is happening in Gaza is a massacre' -
JPost.com - Christian World - 15:55 Dec 20, 2023
The Jerusalem Municipality gives out free Christmas trees to Christian residents – local Arab Christians, immigrants from the former Soviet Union, and Christian volunteers who are in the city.
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JPost.com - Christian World - 03:29 Dec 20, 2023
The parade is a rollicking annual march that begins at Mary’s Well in Nazareth — next to a bustling Christmas market — and continues down Paul VI Street.