Netanyahu, Peres offer Christmas greetings Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres issued Christmas greetings.
Thousands fill Bethlehem for Christmas Eve Thousands of tourists and Christian pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve.
Israeli entry out, Palestine entry still in Oscar race Israel is out and Palestine is still in the Oscar race, following the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcement of nine semi-finalists in the best foreign-language film category.