# Jerusalem · 6 January 2019

> Photos and videos from Jerusalem on 6 January 2019.

## Facts

- **What:** Jerusalem · 6 January 2019 (News story)
- **Where:** [Jerusalem](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/jerusalem), [Bethlehem](https://apa.atyaf.co/location/bethlehem)
- **When:** 2019-01-06
- **Media:** 30 photos, 0 videos, 0 rushes
- **Credit:** © apaimages / Ahmad Arouri, Wisam Hashlamoun
- **Licensing:** Editorial licenses on request: https://apa.atyaf.co/pricing (sales@apa.atyaf.co). Previews are watermarked.
- **Canonical URL:** https://apa.atyaf.co/story/jerusalem-2019-01-06
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-19T11:53:53+00:00
- **Arabic version:** https://apa.atyaf.co/ar/story/jerusalem-2019-01-06

## Media in this story

- [The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000468) — APA-PH-2019-000468 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orth...
- [The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000469) — APA-PH-2019-000469 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orth...
- [The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000470) — APA-PH-2019-000470 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orth...
- [The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000471) — APA-PH-2019-000471 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orth...
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000472) — APA-PH-2019-000472 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000473) — APA-PH-2019-000473 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000474) — APA-PH-2019-000474 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000482) — APA-PH-2019-000482 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orth...
- [The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000483) — APA-PH-2019-000483 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orth...
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000484) — APA-PH-2019-000484 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000485) — APA-PH-2019-000485 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orth...
- [The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000486) — APA-PH-2019-000486 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  The Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orth...
- [Jerusalem Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Anba Antonius attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000487) — APA-PH-2019-000487 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Jerusalem Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Anba Antonius attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac O...
- [Jerusalem Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Anba Antonius attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000488) — APA-PH-2019-000488 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Jerusalem Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Anba Antonius attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac O...
- [Jerusalem Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Anba Antonius attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000489) — APA-PH-2019-000489 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Wisam Hashlamoun
  Jerusalem Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Anba Antonius attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac O...
- [Archbishop Mor Dionysius Isa Gurbuz attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000490) — APA-PH-2019-000490 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Archbishop Mor Dionysius Isa Gurbuz attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church. Or...
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000491) — APA-PH-2019-000491 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000492) — APA-PH-2019-000492 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000493) — APA-PH-2019-000493 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000494) — APA-PH-2019-000494 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000495) — APA-PH-2019-000495 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000496) — APA-PH-2019-000496 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [Archbishop Mor Dionysius Isa Gurbuz attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000497) — APA-PH-2019-000497 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Archbishop Mor Dionysius Isa Gurbuz attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church. Or...
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000498) — APA-PH-2019-000498 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000499) — APA-PH-2019-000499 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [Jerusalem Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Anba Antonius attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000500) — APA-PH-2019-000500 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Jerusalem Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Anba Antonius attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac O...
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000501) — APA-PH-2019-000501 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000502) — APA-PH-2019-000502 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  A Palestinian bagpipe band parades during the Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church....
- [Archbishop Mor Dionysius Isa Gurbuz attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000503) — APA-PH-2019-000503 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Archbishop Mor Dionysius Isa Gurbuz attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church. Or...
- [Archbishop Mor Dionysius Isa Gurbuz attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity](https://apa.atyaf.co/photo/APA-PH-2019-000504) — APA-PH-2019-000504 · photo · 2019-01-06 · Bethlehem, Palestinian Territory · © APA Images / Ahmad Arouri
  Archbishop Mor Dionysius Isa Gurbuz attends the Christmas mass celebrations at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, 06 January 2019. The Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, is administered jointly by Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Apostolic, and Syriac Orthodox church. Or...
