Tagged: Bethlehem

Teen Palestinian Rappers Leave Refugee Camp To Bring Message Of Freedom To U.S.
Michael Hamad, Hartford Courant

Teen Palestinian Rappers Leave Refugee Camp To Bring Message Of Freedom To U.S.

Wherever you go, teenagers want to sing and dance. Palestinian teens living in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank of Israel, want others things, too: security, freedom, hope for the future. "We want our rights, as human beings, as children, as teenagers," says Sireen Khamis, 16.

on March 24, 2017
‘Return Train’ Tours Bethlehem for Nakba anniversary
Ma'an News Agency

‘Return Train’ Tours Bethlehem for Nakba anniversary

A "Return Train" traveled through part of the occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem on Sunday morning, as a symbolic demonstration of the right of Palestinian refugees to return to the homes and villages they were forcibly displaced from 68 years ago during the creation of Israel.

on May 15, 2016
After 15 Years in Gaza, Nativity Church Deportees Ask to Return to Bethlehem
Ma'an News Agency

After 15 Years in Gaza, Nativity Church Deportees Ask to Return to Bethlehem

A group of Palestinians deported to the Gaza Strip following the 2002 siege on the Nativity Church in Bethlehem rallied outside UN offices on Tuesday, commemorating their 15th year in exile as they urged the international organization to help them return to their homes in Bethlehem.

on May 10, 2016
Christians in Palestine: Life Defined by Borders, Walls and Expropriation
Victor Gaetan, National Catholic Register

Christians in Palestine: Life Defined by Borders, Walls and Expropriation

Good news for Christians in the Holy Land generally comes with a subtext of anguish. The only Catholic parish in the Gaza Strip — a 26-mile-long slice of territory on the Mediterranean squeezed between Israel and Egypt — managed to get permits for 857 Christians to travel to Bethlehem and Jerusalem. That’s about 66% of Gaza’s entire Christian population of 1,300, which includes some 130 Catholics.

on April 6, 2016
Israeli Court Extends Detention of Young Palestinian Boy
Ma'an News Agency

Israeli Court Extends Detention of Young Palestinian Boy

An Israeli military court in the Ofer prison extended the detention of a young Palestinian boy on Sunday, his family told Ma’an. Ahmad Omar al-Atrash, 13, from the al-Duheisha refugee camp near Bethlehem, will remain in Israeli prison custody until at least Thursday. Ahmad’s family said that his parents were initially prevented from visiting him, but that his lawyer interfered and allowed them to see him for a few minutes.

on January 24, 2016
Bethlehem Celebrates Another Occupied Christmas
Patriarch Emeritus Michel Sabbah, Haaretz

Bethlehem Celebrates Another Occupied Christmas

At this holy time of the year, Bethlehem, the city of the Nativity, stands at the center of attention of the whole world. What the world might overlook as it watches is that the very city where Jesus was born celebrates yet another occupied Christmas. This year, Israel, a self-proclaimed “safe haven” for Christians, has presented to Bethlehem a few unwelcome Christmas gifts.

on December 23, 2015
Israel’s Wall: Security or Apartheid? Videos
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Israel’s Wall: Security or Apartheid?

Israel says it built the separation wall for security reasons to keep Palestinians from the occupied West Bank out of Israel. So why does 85% of the wall run inside the West Bank, rather than on the border with Israel? And how has it affected Palestinian communities?

on December 17, 2015
Turmoil in Holy Land to Overshadow Christmas Celebrations
Ma'an News Agency

Turmoil in Holy Land to Overshadow Christmas Celebrations

The towering Christmas tree on Bethlehem’s Manger Square has officially been lit, but this year’s festivities look set to be dampened by ongoing unrest across the Holy Land. “We cannot forget what is going on, that there are people suffering,” said Father Jamal Khader, the rector of the Latin Patriarchate, which traditionally leads Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations. “People are losing hope in a future of peace.”

on December 6, 2015
Video: Israeli Forces Detain 6-year-old Palestinian Boy in Bethlehem
Ma'an News Agency

Video: Israeli Forces Detain 6-year-old Palestinian Boy in Bethlehem

Israeli forces detained a six-year-old Palestinian boy in Bethlehem's Aida refugee camp on Tuesday, locals said. The boy, Abdullah Youssef, was detained as clashes broke out in the area between Israeli military forces and Palestinian youths. The head of a local coordination committee for popular resistance, Munther Amireh, was also arrested while attempting to free the young boy.

on November 17, 2015
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