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Protesters singing in Al-Walaja (image by activestills)
Monday February 06, 2012 - 07:33
On Sunday, villagers from al-Walaja and international supporters went to the area where Israeli authorities are in the midst of destroying lands to build the Annexation wall. They held a non-violent march and rally, until a group of Israeli soldiers attacked the marchers. Full Story
Image from maannews.net
Thursday January 19, 2012 - 15:03
On Thursday, Palestinian families were shocked by the decision to confiscate seventy-six acres of land to the benefit of the Jerusalem Municipality. The land lays behind the Annexation Wall in al-Khass village, in the eastern part of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, the Palestinian news agency, Ma’an reported. Full Story
Efrat settlement in the West Bank (image by pikiwiki)
Wednesday January 11, 2012 - 11:25
The Israeli Housing Ministry announced on Tuesday that it would subsidize 213 of the 277 new houses it has approved for construction in Efrat settlement in the West Bank, in violation of an agreement made with former U.S. President George W. Bush. Full Story
Greek Orthodox Christmas in Church of Nativity in Bethlehem (image from Sacred Destinations)
Saturday January 07, 2012 - 11:44
Christmas celebrations for the Orthodox community got underway in Bethlehem on Friday, January 6th, which marks Christmas Eve for Orthodox Christians around the world. Bishops, patriarchs, political leaders and pilgrims arrived in the city to celebrate the holiday. Full Story
Armed Israeli settlers (archive image from ccun.org)
Thursday January 05, 2012 - 09:46
Early Wednesday morning, unknown persons set fire to two Palestinian trucks and spraypainted slogans of the right-wing Israeli settler movement. Full Story
Zakariyya Daoud - Image Maan News Agency
Tuesday January 03, 2012 - 06:29
Zakariyya Daoud, a former Palestinian political prisoner, who got seriously ill while in Israeli prisons, and was only released on August 22, 2011, died of cancer on Monday, he was diagnosed in prison Israeli prisons and was deprived of the needed and specialized medical attention. Full Story
Saturday December 31, 2011 - 09:27
Palestinian sources reported that a group of armed fundamentalist Israeli settlers broke on Friday into the Solomon Pools site and the Conference Palace Archeological areas in Al Kahder town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Full Story
Nativity Church - Bethlehem - Image Ahmad Mizhir - WAFA News
Sunday December 25, 2011 - 13:11
During his participation in Christmas celebrations in the birthplace of Jesus Christ, Bethlehem, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that the Palestinian leadership works for peace, and will never abandon its path, adding that peace is a vital interest for the Palestinian people, the Israeli people, the Arab world and the entire world. Full Story
Nativity Church - Bethlehem - Still From video by WAFA News
Saturday December 24, 2011 - 06:16
Mohammad Eshtayya, member of the Central Committee of Fateh movement, headed by Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his government, must understand that the Palestinian lands are for the Palestinian people, and not for the illegal Israeli settlements. Full Story
Army Demolishing Homes - File
Tuesday December 13, 2011 - 11:23
Israeli troops invaded, on Tuesday morning, the al-Makhrour area, in Beit Jala city, north of Bethlehem, and demolished four Palestinian homes. Full Story
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