Tag: Bethlehem

Protest against house demolition in al-Walaje

19th August 2017 | International Solidarity Movement | Al-Khalil team, Occupied Hebron Friday 18th of August, the villagers from al-Walaje, a village near Bethlehem, were peacefully protesting the demolition orders of 22 houses in their village. The residents received the demolition order last month. The Israeli forces want to demolish the houses in order to expand…

August 19, 2017
Israeli forces attack peaceful demonstration in Bethlehem [VIDEO]

23rd July 2017 | International Solidarity Movement, al-Khalil team | Bethlehem, occupied Palestine Israeli forces attacked a peaceful demonstration in Bethlehem this Wednesday, using tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets on the crowd of around 200 Palestinians. The demonstrators were protesting the new access restrictions introduced by Israel at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque. Palestinian leaders had…

July 23, 2017
Donald Trump forced to change travel plans after Palestinians protest in Bethlehem

Donald Trump abandoned plans to visit Bethlehem’s Church of Nativity today due to the presence of a Palestinian protest outside the building. The US President changed plans at the last minute, reportedly infuriating the Palestinian Authority by breaking with official protocol. Instead, Trump conducted a short meeting with Mahmoud Abbas and a press conference…

May 23, 2017