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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the presidential headquarters in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on May 23, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)
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A Palestinian protester hurls stones towards Israeli troops during clashes at the Israeli Hawara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus, October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmad Talat
Mother of Palestinian Hunger Strikers: I Reject Seeing them Defeated
Bethlehem-Sanaa Alayan continuously thinks about the health conditions of her two sons Dr. Mohammed al-Balboul and Lieutenant Mahmoud al-Balboul who went on a hunger strike 45 days ago to protest their administrative detention in Israeli prisons. Alayan can do nothing...Caption:
Al-Sabirin Hezbollah-inspired flag
Iranian-Backed Group Arrested in Bethlehem
Ramallah- Palestinian security forces in the West Bank managed to abort an attempt on establishing an infrastructure for the “Al-Sabirin [The Patient] for the Victory of Palestine.”. The movement is present in Gaza and is known for its direct affiliation with the...Caption:
Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives to give Mass at Manger Square, outside the Church of Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, May 25, 2014. (REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly)
Pope Francis prays at Bethlehem wall, calls for Middle East peace
Bethlehem, Reuters—Pope Francis made a surprise stop at the hulking wall Palestinians see as a symbol of Israeli oppression on Sunday, minutes after begging both sides to end a conflict that he said was no longer acceptable. In an image set to become one of the most...Caption:
A Greek Orthodox priest lights a candle in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, as preparations for Christmas celebrations get underway in the West Bank biblical town of Bethlehem on December 23, 2013. (AFP)