Christmas celebrations in jerusalem

President Herzog lights Christmas tree in Jaffa with Christian community

Along with being given the honor of lighting the Christmas tree, Herzog also met with prominent members of the Christian community of Jaffa.

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog, retired Supreme Court Justice George Kara and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai lit the Christmas tree with members of the Jaffa Christian community (December 21, 2022).
  A file photo of "Nuernberger Christkindlesmarkt" (Christ Child Market), one of the world's oldest Christmas markets, opening in Nuremberg, Germany, November 25, 2022. The western German city of Duesseldorf closed Christmas markets in its historic city centre as a precaution on Dec 5, 2022, after p

Threat shuts Christmas markets in Germany's Duesseldorf -police

A CHRISTMAS TREE stands at Mar Elias Church for the Christmas-Suta festival

Christmas comes early for some Israeli residents

 Issa Kassissieh, wearing a Santa Claus costume, rides a camel during the annual Christmas tree distribution by the Jerusalem municipality in Jerusalem's Old City December 21, 2017

Camel-riding Santa offers free Christmas trees to Jerusalem residents


In the desolate Old City, hope for Trump is tepid

US President Donald Trump visited the church in the mid-afternoon, and the area around it was cordoned off to the public.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump gather with clergy before they tour the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, May 22 2019

Israeli forces secure Jerusalem for tens of thousands ahead of Christmas

“We provide security for all those traveling to the Old City and Bethlehem, including for the thousands of Christian Palestinians, to ensure they have access.”

Members of the clergy wait for the arrival of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal during Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem

Jerusalem middling in value for money for Christmas experience

"The Holy Land is safe. We need to convey that to the world," says bishop.

Aerial view of Jerusalem in snow

A different Passover Seder

An amazing story of a priest's religious dedication in WWII Italy.

Don Gaetano Tantalo

Despite wave of terrorism, the Christmas spirit lives on in Jerusalem for residents and visitors

Across Jerusalem, despite the recent wave of terrorism which claimed the lives of two men near Jaffa Gate on Wednesday, Christmas is being celebrated in a variety of ways.

A man takes a selfie with Israeli-Arab Issa Kassissieh as he wears a Santa Claus costume during an annual Christmas tree distribution by the Jerusalem municipality on the Mount of Olives

Ministers and MKs wish Christians in the IDF a Merry Christmas

The lawmakers also wished Father Gabriel Nadaf luck and thanked him for his work to bring more Israeli Christians in the IDF.

Ayelet Shaked

Santa Claus comes to the HO HO HOly city of Jerusalem

A cheerful Santa Claus walks back and forth on the Old City's walls, calling on Christian residents to come pick out a tree.

Santa distributes free Christmas trees in the Old City.

Grapevine: Presidential perk

Archeology, Holocaust survivors and the Italian embassy.

President Reuven Rivlin

A journey of faith: Pilgrims celebrate Christmas in the Holy Land

Father Kelly of the Notre Dame Center explains that coming to Israel for Christmas "is a great conformation of the faith narrative.”

Christians gather to pray in Jerusalem

Holiday lights and holy sites: Christians head to Jerusalem on Christmas Eve

A combination of kitschy holiday decor and historic holy sites draw Christians to the Old City to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Christmas decorations in Jerusalem

Papal visit generated significant rise in Christian tourism in first half of 2014

Summer war with Gaza led to slow down.

A shop selling Christmas decorations in the Old City.