Christmas

Four Tomahawk missiles fired at Nigeria by US on Christmas failed to explode

The US strikes were conducted on Christmas night, December 25, 2025. US President Donald Trump declared the attack a "Christmas present" for ISIS, claiming that they were persecuting Christians.

A PERSON stands amid a destroyed building after US forces had launched a strike against Islamic State militants in Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, as US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on December 25, in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria, December 26, 2025.
People attend a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the New Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, on December 14, 2025.

Tis the season to flog Israel - opinion

Turkish gendarmerie special forces team leaves the site where Turkish security forces launched an operation on a house believed to contain suspected Islamic State terrorists, in Yalova province, Turkey, December 29, 2025

Turkey detains 357 Islamic State suspects nationwide after three police officers killed

The newly added lettering for US President Donald Trump's name is displayed at the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, US, December 19, 2025

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Grapevine, December 31, 2023: Culinary ecumenism and economic recovery

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM LEFT: Dr. Alexis Mitelpunkt, director of the Daycare Rehabilitation Department at Ichilov, Delta Israel CEO Anat Bogner, and judoka Peter Paltchik.

AOC draws fire for Christmas message comparing Jesus to Gazans

The New York lawmaker, a member of the so-called “Squad,” referred to Jesus’ family as “Jewish Palestinians.” 

 New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Pro-Palestinian protesters storm Australian Christmas Eve event

One of the protesters can be seen in a video brandishing a flag over his head while a call of “free, free Palestine” can be heard.

 Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Melbourne's Carols By Candlelight Christmas Eve event, 2023.

Priest on CNN says Christmas is story of 'Palestinian Jew' living in 'occupied' country

"The story of Christmas is about a Palestinian Jew. How often do you find those words put together? A Palestinian Jew born into a time when his country was occupied, right?" Father Edward Beck said.

 CNN guest Father Edward Beck compares the Roman occupation of Judea to Israel. December 25, 2023.

Jesus was not a Palestinian - opinion

The more we appreciate Jesus’s Jewish background, the better Christians can respect our Jewish brothers and sisters, even when we may disagree about theology or political matters.

 A DELEGATION brought to Israel by Passages visits the Western Wall.

'Do not get used to suffering' in Gaza, Liverpool's Salah says in Christmas message

Salah posted a black-and-white picture of a Christmas tree on his social media pages, saying he was approaching Christmas with a heavy heart amid the fighting in Gaza.

 Egypt's Mohamed Salah celebrates after a game.

Netanyahu's Christmas message: Unite with Israel in battle against barbarism

"Christmas is supposed to be a time of goodwill to all men and peace on Earth," the prime minister said in a video he posted on X.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023

After the Hamas attack, is Christmas canceled in Bethlehem and Syria? - analysis

Christian minorities in the Middle East have been affected by the Hamas attack, as Christmas festivities are toned down or canceled in Bethlehem, Syria, and other places.

THE EXTERIOR OF the Church of the Nativity and a Christmas tree at Manger Square on Christmas eve, in Bethlehem.

Grapevine December 23, 2023: Low-key Christmas

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 THE ZIMRAT Choir.

Austrian, German police on alert due to Christmas terror threat - report

Several suspects have reportedly been arrested in Vienna and western Germany.

 German police secures the cathedral in central Cologne, Germany, December 23, 2023.