Tag: Bethlehem

  • Not the Bethlehem of our thoughts

    by Leila Sansour, December 29th Christmas in Bethlehem this year was the most difficult in memory. This reality probably wouldn’t surprise most Americans who have a general sense of Middle East conflict. However, a survey we commissioned reveals that Americans are ignorant of many other basic facts about Bethlehem. Most Americans cannot identify our town’s…

  • PALESTINIANS ARE INVISIBLE…in the US press

    American Hummus – CNNI: Extensive report on injured Israeli teen, no mention of Palestinian deaths CNN International, Israel to resume “pinpoint” targeting of militants in Gaza. With dramatic footage of Israeli teenagers injured by a Palestinian rocket, Mathew Chance reports the current truce as a sham. We see footage of rockets being set up and…

  • Action Alert – Hope Flowers School

    An Urgent Request to Keep Hope Alive As many of you know, the Israeli authorities started to build a wall around the Palestinian cities and villages a few years ago. In 2003, the Hope Flowers School received a demolition order for the school cafeteria, because the cafeteria is located 120 meters away from the proposed…

  • Destroyed Homes in Walaja: “It’s always the same picture for us…”

    In the space of two weeks, the Israeli occupying army has come to the village of Walaja at least three times. The first time was to demolish an outbuilding that housed animal feed. The second, last week, was to arrest a father of five during the night for apparent links to political party Hamas (he…

  • Newbury News: “Peace worker’s tales of war”

    by Neil Welch, December 1st Human rights worker teams up with Newbury shop owner to raise funds for the woman who saved her life A HUMAN rights worker who spent last Christmas in an Israeli jail has visited Newbury to help raise money for the woman who saved her life. Sharon, 33, won’t give out…