Bethlehem

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Happy Christmas, O prisoners of the Little Town of Bethlehem

by Stuart Littlewood December 24, 2011

O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight

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Netanyahu Panics When Folks Like Kathy Kelly Come to Visit Palestine by Sea or By Air

by James M. Wall July 12, 2011

Netanyahu’s panic response to flytilla instead of letting the party go forward. Israel put a “no fly” list of “peace and justice” passengers believed to be “threats” to Israel’s security.

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Archbishop of Canterbury reprimanded by angry Holy Land Christians

by Stuart Littlewood June 22, 2011

Stuart Littlewood views Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams’s failure to acknowledge the role played by Israel’s occupation in the haemorrhaging of Christian populations from the Holy Land and recalls previous occasions where the archbishop behaved as if he were “a closet Zionist like so many other so-called Christians”.

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Palestine is the key to Arab democracy

by Sam Bahour February 7, 2011

Egyptians would be well advised to learn from the Palestinians that the window of opportunity for real change comes all too infrequently. They should therefore be very clear on what they desire from this historic episode. I’d guess that the US state department already has more than a few scenarios in place and dealing with these is what the Egyptian people will really be up against in the coming weeks.

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No light ahead

by Khalid Amayreh February 26, 2010

By Khalid Amayreh* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz While the Palestinian Authority (PA) seems prone to agree to “indirect talks” with Israel without the latter undertaking any meaningful freeze of Jewish settlement expansion in the West Bank, the Israeli government is making only provocations, rendering the resumption – let alone success – of peace talks [...]

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Merry Christmas, Bethlehem

by Haitham Sabbah December 24, 2009
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O Little Town of Bethlehem!

by SR Editor December 23, 2009

Dr Francis A Boyle* (Palestine) | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz It was December of 1991 and I was serving as Legal Advisor to the Palestinian Delegation to the Middle East Peace Negotiations in Washington DC. The Israelis were stalling, not even negotiating in bad faith, and the Americans under Baker and Ross were doing nothing [...]

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Bethlehem honors Jerusalem and Gaza this Christmas season

by Mazin Qumsiyeh December 20, 2009

By Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM Groups in the Bethlehem area dedicate a series of events called Shepherds’ Nights (December 23-25) to Jerusalem (increasingly being de-Palestinized) and hold a commemoration and protest asking to lift the siege on Gaza (December 31st). See program below and join [...]

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Christmas in the Holy Land – 2009 [Video]

by Haitham Sabbah December 16, 2009

When celebrating Christmas, it would be a good idea to think about the birthplace of Jesus. What is like in the Holy Land under the Israeli occupation, injustice and racism? How does Christmas feel when the Holy Land is under siege? Help bring joy to the Holy Land. Help break the siege. Support the Freedom [...]

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Video: Daily Humiliation at Bethlehem Checkpoint

by Haitham Sabbah September 21, 2009
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Hannah Mermelstein – Security

by SR Editor July 21, 2009

by Hannah Mermelstein “The war is with the Arabs.” I saw this sign as I was entering Nablus last week, again on my way to Ramallah, and again near Bethlehem. The phrase is printed in Hebrew, presumably by Israeli settlers, on huge signs throughout the West Bank. Israeli racism rarely shocks me anymore, but its [...]

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Israel Burns a Historic Mosque in Bethlehem

by Haitham Sabbah January 4, 2008

A group of Israeli settlers torched an historic mosque in the town of Al-Khader, near Bethlehem, on Tuesday. The settlers used 20 beehives as fuel for the fire, after stealing the beehives from a Palestinian farm located near the mosque. The Al-Hamadiyya Mosque is the main center for prayer for most of the villagers in [...]

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They Cancelled Christmas in Bethlehem

by Haitham Sabbah December 24, 2007

Merry Christmas

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Occupation Practices against Non Violent Demonstration

by Haitham Sabbah August 16, 2007

Here is a sample of Israeli occupation practices against Non-Violent demonstrations south of Bethlehem against apartheid wall construction. [Hat tip: Sami Awad]

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Learn and Serve in the Holy Land this Summer

by Haitham Sabbah February 15, 2007

A while ago, someone asked me about visiting the Holy Land and what they can do during there visit. My answer was recommending the following program from “Holy Land Trust.” So here it is for all of you. Go ahead, VISIT PALESTINE! THE 4th ANNUAL PALESTINE SUMMER ENCOUNTER “Serve, Learn, and change your World” May [...]

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