This piece of land still belongs today to the Palestinian municipality of Beit Jala and, until the Six-Day War in 1967, was located on the so-called Green Line, which marked the border between ...

Beit Jala and Gilo December 2, 2000 The Nov. 16 news story "Israeli Mood Hardens Toward Palestinians" referred to Gilo as a "Jewish neighborhood on Jerusalem's southern fringe." ...

Fierce battles are continuing to rage between Palestinian gunmen and Israeli soldiers in the West Bank town of Beit Jala. The fighting began shortly after both sides announced an agreement for a ...

A 12-year-old boy is in serious condition following a shooting reported in the Jerusalem area at a bus stop on Route 60 near Beit Jala. MDA medics evacuated the 12-year-old boy and a 40-year-old ...

Fierce gun battles raged between Palestinian fighters and Israeli troops Wednesday in the West Bank town of Beit Jala, shortly before the two sides announced a cease-fire in the area. On Iraq ...

In the West Bank village of Beit Jala, with no access to a bomb shelter, Angela Mattar sits alone in her five-storey apartment texting friends while the missiles fall; between strikes, the 25-year ...

In Beit Jala, the EWAS project will install a proper drainage network to prevent the main roads from flooding with rainwater mixed with sewage. This will improve health conditions and facilitate ...