By Palestine Chronicle Staff Last year’s Christmas celebrations were also limited to religious rituals due to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, which Israel launched on October 7, 2023. Head of the Higher Presidential Committee […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Acts of solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza continue to pour in from all over the world. Countless gestures from the streets of London to Christmas concerts in Italy, […]
By Nurah Tape – The Palestine Chronicle A delegation of Christian leaders from around the world, including a cohort from South Africa, are to spend Christmas in Bethlehem in a demonstration of solidarity with […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Eastern Christian community celebrated Christmas on January 6, according to the Eastern calendar, throughout occupied Palestine. The midnight mass was held on Saturday in the St. Porphyrios Church […]
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, arrived at Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Friday, to lead the Christmas midnight mass, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. The Patriarch, who arrived from the patriarchate […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Palestinian Sailing and Rowing Federation organized the ‘Santa Claus event on the seashore of Gaza City, in celebration of the holidays and the New Year. Many athletes from the […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian Christians on Saturday performed prayers and celebrated the lighting of the Christmas tree in the Latin Monastery Church in Gaza City. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa was […]
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, warned that Christians in the holy land have become the target of repeated and continuous attacks by radical Israeli groups, especially in the holy city of Jerusalem. […]
The Palestinian group Hamas has slammed Israel for preventing Christians living in Gaza from visiting their holy places in Jerusalem and Bethlehem for Christmas, The New Arab reported. In a statement released Thursday, Hamas called […]
By Jonathan Cook This was the Christmas my young daughter finally cornered me into admitting that Father Christmas doesn’t exist. I felt a small pang of regret that she had taken another step towards graduating […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The American Muslim organization American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) extended its holiday greetings to the Palestinian Christian community in Palestine. In a video released on Christmas eve, AMP highlighted some […]
By Timothy McCord I wonder if you wonder how it would feel if the boot were on the other foot; would it make you shudder to be that other that is me? To know […]
By Benay Blend “Seven months after Hamas launched an 11-day war with Israel,” writes Patrick Kingsley, “the deadlock between Israel and the Islamist movement has returned to roughly where it was before the fighting started.” […]
While the Coronavirus pandemic put a damper on 2020 Christmas celebrations, traditional marching band parades rekindled this year’s Christmas spirit in Bethlehem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Palestinian scout troops marched towards Manger […]
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza With songs and hymns, Palestinian Christians in Gaza celebrated the lighting of the Christmas tree inside the Holy Family Church, despite an Israeli ban, which prevented hundreds of Christians from […]
By Romana Rubeo The Italian capital city, Rome, has hosted a Palestinian Christmas Bazaar last weekend, with Palestinian food, traditional dance (dabke), free workshops, and live music. The event took place on December 11-12 […]
By Mahmoud Ajjour – Gaza Gaza’s Palestinian Christian community has begun its official celebrations of the holiday season by lighting the Christmas tree at the Young Men’s Christian Association in Gaza City. Many Christian families, […]
The joy of Christmas was largely absent among Gaza’s Christian population as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. Churches throughout the Strip canceled the festivities associated with the holidays, and Christians, like their Muslim brethren, […]
Just a handful of Palestinians today gathered at the Manger Square in Bethlehem to mark the start of Christmas Eve as the coronavirus pandemic has put a damper on this year’s celebrations. Unlike previous years […]
The Custos of the Holy Land, Father Francesco Patton, arrived today in at Bethlehem’s Church of Nativity coming from Jerusalem ushering in the Christmas celebrations which kicks off tomorrow. However, due to the coronavirus lockdown […]
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian Christians in Gaza rejected Israeli claims that they have been granted permits to visit Bethlehem and Jerusalem in the West Bank in order for them to celebrate Christmas there. […]
Thousands of Palestinians and tourists Tuesday gathered at the Manger Square in Bethlehem, marking the start of Christmas eve. Palestinian Christians celebrate #Christmas in #Bethlehem, where Christian churches begin their celebrations pic.twitter.com/Y0mbbtbjSg — Shehab Agency […]
Christians in the Gaza Strip will be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas, Israeli authorities said on Sunday, reversing a previous decision, Reuters reports. On December 12, Israel’s military liaison […]
Christians in the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year, Israeli authorities said on Thursday, Reuters reports. Gazan Christians will be granted permits to […]
A fragment of wood reputed to be from the manger where Jesus was laid after his humble birth arrived in Bethlehem from the Vatican on Saturday, kicking off Christmas season at the town revered as […]
Palestinian Christians dressed up as Santa Claus for Christmas have been forbidden by Israel to enter Jerusalem as reported by Anadolu Agency. Palestinian Christians from the West Bank, like their Muslim counterparts, can’t enter Jerusalem without […]
Palestinian Christians celebrated Christmas despite Israeli restrictions. The city of Bethlehem adorned a Christmas tree in Manger Square, where the Church of the Nativity is located. The square hosted a number of activities, including the […]
Thousands of people attended the annual Christmas-tree lighting ceremony in Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Saturday night to mark the start of the holiday season. Palestinians light up Christmas tree outside the Church of the Nativity […]
Palestinian scouts played the drums and bagpipes during Christmas celebrations in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, but this year, tourists have kept away. Ongoing protests across the West Bank and Gaza Strip against […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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