How Israel Killed Bethlehem

Bethlehem — the birthplace of Christ and once the vibrant heart of Christian Palestine — has been transformed into an impoverished, isolated walled ghetto under Israeli occupation. From mass expulsions in 1967 to land confiscations, economic strangulation, and the siege of the Church of the Nativity, Israel’s policies have driven Bethlehem’s Christian population from a majority to near extinction.