Tag: Bethlehem

  • Turning the other cheek near Bethlehem

    by Kobi Snitz The first visible achievement of the non-violent resistance of the Ma’asara villages was visible even before the demonstration began. When people began preparing for the demonstration they noticed that, unlike previous Fridays, there was no construction today. The bulldozers were parked far away in their fenced lot and the security guards were…

  • Crucified at the Crossroads: Good Friday, Bad Soldiers

    Ma’asara : Good Friday demo against the wall from Anarchists Against the Wall, 6 April 2007 UPDATE: Video can be seen by clicking HERE The struggle against the apartheid wall in villages south of bethlehem took a step forward today, when the regular “Friday demo” was replaced by a direct action against the bulldozers that…

  • Palestinian Christians and the effects of Israeli Apartheid

    Palestinian Chrisitians prevented from reaching Bethlehem on Palm Sunday by Snyder, 4 April 2007 As hordes of tourists flocked to the holy sites of Jerusalem to carry Palm leaves through the Old City, hundreds of Palestinian Christians were prevented from passing through the Bethlehem terminal. On the evening before Palm Sunday, I passed through the…

  • Not a happy Mother’s Day

    Not a happy Mother’s Day by Martinez “No, this is not a happy Mother’s Day!” said Fatima Brijea as she pointed to the framed photograph behind me. It was her son. He was assassinated by the Israeli army. I sat in her living room sipping tea. I noticed the strength of Fatima’s hands as she…

  • “We are a Democracy!”

    by Hugh, March 11th Walking through Bethlehem yesterday I was stopped by a taxi driver I have come to know over the years, Abu Anwar. He seemed agitated and angry. He knows of my work over here and was keen for me to go back to his house to show me what had happened during…