Tag: Bethlehem

  • “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…

  • South Bethlehem villagers protest at worksite of shame

    by the ISM media team, March 9th Villagers from the South Bethlehem region came together again this Friday to protest at the annexation and destruction of their agricultural land. After prayers held on land belonging to Umm Salamuna village, speeches were given by representatives from the local communities and national organisations, and one speech was…

  • Umm Salamuna anti-Wall demo and tree planting in Hebron this Friday

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This Friday the villagers of Umm Salamuna and neighbouring villages in the South Bethlehem region will protest against the bulldozers which are currently razing their land for the Apartheid Wall. The villagers will hold midday prayers on their land before marching to confront the bulldozers. Last Friday villagers held a rally and…