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Protesters singing in Al-Walaja (image by activestills)
bethlehem / non-violent action / news report Monday February 06, 2012 07:33   image 1 image
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. read full story / add a comment
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bethlehem / human rights / news report Thursday January 19, 2012 15:03   image 1 image
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. read full story / add a comment
Efrat settlement in the West Bank (image by pikiwiki)
bethlehem / israeli settlement / news report Wednesday January 11, 2012 11:25   image 1 image
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. read full story / add a comment
Greek Orthodox Christmas in Church of Nativity in Bethlehem (image from Sacred Destinations)
bethlehem / holy sites / news report Saturday January 07, 2012 11:44   image 1 image
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. read full story / add a comment
Armed Israeli settlers (archive image from ccun.org)
bethlehem / israeli settlement / news report Thursday January 05, 2012 09:46   image 1 image
Early Wednesday morning, unknown persons set fire to two Palestinian trucks and spraypainted slogans of the right-wing Israeli settler movement. read full story / add a comment
Zakariyya Daoud - Image Maan News Agency
bethlehem / prisoners / news report Tuesday January 03, 2012 06:29   image 1 image
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. read full story / add a comment
bethlehem / israeli settlement / news report 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. read full story / add a comment
bethlehem / non-violent action / interview Wednesday December 28, 2011 12:17
For the first time the Baraka Presbyterian Church, located in Bethlehem, added their support for nonviolent action to that of other denominations opposed to the occupation of Palestine by Israel.

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Nativity Church - Bethlehem - Image Ahmad Mizhir - WAFA News
bethlehem / holy sites / news report Sunday December 25, 2011 13:11   image 1 image
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. read full story / add a comment
Nativity Church - Bethlehem - Still From video by WAFA News
bethlehem / palestinian politics / news report Saturday December 24, 2011 06:16   image 2 images
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. read full story / add a comment
Army Demolishing Homes - File
bethlehem / israeli attacks / news report Tuesday December 13, 2011 11:23   image 1 image
Israeli troops invaded, on Tuesday morning, the al-Makhrour area, in Beit Jala city, north of Bethlehem, and demolished four Palestinian homes. read full story / add a comment
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bethlehem / israeli attacks / news report Wednesday December 07, 2011 13:53   image 1 image
Israeli soldiers broke into the house of Saher Al-Sous, in Beit Sahour, near Bethlehem. Al-Sous is a board member of the Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement between People, the founding organization of the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC). read full story / add a comment
Beit Jamal Cermony - Image PNN
bethlehem / non-violent action / news report Friday December 02, 2011 22:36   image 1 image
As part of the weekly nonviolent protests against the occupation, settlements, the Wall, and the illegal Israeli attempts to annex lands that belong to the Cremisan Christian Monastery In Beit Jala, Palestinian Christians held prayers on lands that belong to residents of the town, located near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. read full story / add a comment
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bethlehem / israeli attacks / news report Friday November 18, 2011 13:32   image 1 image
On Friday, a group of Israeli settlers attacked a family in al-Khader Village, near Bethlehem, while they were working in their orchard. The land is located near the illegal settlement “Eliezer”, the Palestine news & info agency reported (WAFA) reported. read full story / add a comment
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