Order of Bethlehem explained

Order of Bethlehem
Awarded By:	President of the State of Palestine
Type:	Order of merit with 2 degrees
Day:	Awarded on 8 April (Birthday of King Albert I) and 15 November (King's Feast), and for obliging cases on 21 July (Belgian national holiday).
For:	Presidents, Kings, Clergy and Politicians
Status:	Currently constituted
Head Title:	President
Head:	Mahmoud Abbas
Established:	2000

Order of Bethlehem Is one of the orders of the State of Palestine.

Grades

• The Grand Collar of Bethlehem: is the highest level in this Order, it is given to presidents, kings and high-ranking clerics.^[1]
• The Star of Bethlehem: is a distinctive level in this Order, and it is given to ministers, ambassadors and politicians, Palestinians and foreigners.^[2]

Recipients

The Grand Collar of Bethlehem

• Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (2012).^[3]

See also

• Orders, decorations, and medals of the State of Palestine
• Grand Collar of the State of Palestine

Notes and References

1. Web site: 30 June 2015. مرسوم رقم (5) لسنة 2015م بشأن الأوسمة والأنواط والميداليات المدنية والعسكرية لدولة فلسطين. 12 January 2021. Muqtafi. Arabic. 11 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210111165621/http://muqtafi.birzeit.edu/pg/getleg.asp?id=16728. live.
2. Web site: 30 August 2018. مرسوم رقم (3) لسنة 2018م بشأن الأوسمة والأنواط والميداليات المدنية والعسكرية لدولة فلسطين. 12 January 2021. Muqtafi. Arabic. 26 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200826143938/http://muqtafi.birzeit.edu/pg/getleg.asp?id=17057. live.
3. Web site: 10 November 2012. الرئيس عباس يقلد بطريرك روسيا قلادة بيت لحم الكبرى. 12 January 2021. Panet. Arabic. 12 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112100652/http://www.panet.co.il/article/612930. live.