Tag: Bethlehem

  • PNN: From Palestine to Virginia Tech

    From Palestine to Virginia Tech: We are with you in this Time of Pain by Sami Awad, 20 April 2007 Two days ago a tragic event took place in Virginia Tech in the US that shocked not only the people of the United States but people all across the globe. A violent massacre took place…

  • IMEMC: Bethlehem tree planting in memorial of Virginia students

    Bethlehem: activists plant trees in memorial to students killed in Virginia by Najib Farag, April 21, 2007 Palestinian residents and international peace activists, including Americans, and Israelis, held on Friday a protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall surrounding and suffocating Um Salmouna village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and planted 32 trees to…

  • 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…