Bethlehem
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O Little Town of Bethlehem By Francis A. Boyle
Those of us on the Palestinian Team who were Christian were wondering if we were going to be able to get home for Christmas–many Palestinians are Christian, the original Christians, going back to Jesus Christ and the Apostles themselves. I would periodically check in with my wife and 2 sons at the time–little boys. My… Continue reading
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Thousands across Palestine protest against efforts to uproot Bedouin By Alex Kane
Protests erupted across the Palestinian territories today as a show of force against the Prawer Plan, the Israeli government’s initiative to uproot tens of thousands of Bedouin Arabs, demolish their villages and build new Jewish towns on top of their ruins. Continue reading
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Three Duke Ellington Classics: Medley – Black and Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooch
16 October 2013 — Jazz on the Tube I think I could have been no more than 13 or perhaps 14 when I bought my first jazz album and it was the 1957 classic, ‘Duke Ellington Presents – The Bethlehem Years Volume 2’ made I think after his epic return to fame at the Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine-Israel Newslinks 27 July 2013: The irrelevance of peace talks
27 July 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterIsraeli settler shoots live ammunition at Palestinian human rights house in HebronIMEMC – A group of human rights workers engaged in the project ‘Youth Against Settlements’ in Hebron, in the southern West Bank, reported that late Friday night, a group of activists were sitting in front of Continue reading
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Video: Israeli Colonists Dump Sewage on Palestinian land
Villagers in Wadi Fukin near Bethlehem were attacked by Israeli colonists/settlers from a nearby colony/settlement, when they intentionally poured thousands of tons of sewage into the only natural water spring and onto the land. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 14 May 2013: Gaza: a Lie Agreed Upon
14 May 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterBarghouthi: “Right Of Return, A Sacred Right”IMEMC – In a statement released from his prison cell, detained Palestinian political leader, Marwan Barghouthi, stated that May 15, marks the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, when Israel was established in the historic land of Palestine, over the ruins Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 26 April 2013: Soldiers Uproot 700 Olive Trees Near Jenin
26 April 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterArmy Attacks Nabi Saleh Nonviolent ProtestIMEMC – Israeli soldiers attacked, on Friday afternoon, the weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and settlements, in Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah. This week’s protest was titled “our detainees will be victorious”. … Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 21 April 2013: UNICEF tones down report on child detainees in wake of Israeli pressure
21 April 2013 — VTJP News Ma’an News Lawyer: Sick prisoner stops taking medication4/21/2013 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A sick prisoner on Sunday stopped taking medication in protest against Israeli medical negligence, according to a lawyer from the Palestinian ministry of prisoners’ affairs. Ahmad Saed al-Damouni, 43, from the Gaza Strip, has been held in Ashkelon jail Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 18 April 2013: The quiet population transfer that dares not speak its name
18 April 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterUC Berkeley student senate votes to divest from companies that profit from Israeli OccupationIMEMC – After a ten hour debate that began Wednesday evening and continued through the night, the Student Senate at the University of California – Berkeley voted to divest University funds from three Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 12 April 2013: Israel destroys West Bank community center, arrests 20
12 April 2013 — VTJP News Ma’an News Israel offers to exile Issawi abroad4/13/2013 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israel on Friday offered long-term hunger striker Samer Issawi a deal to exile him to a UN member country, Israeli spokesman said. Ofir Gendelman, a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office,said that an offer was presented to exile Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 10 April 2013
10 April 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterSoldiers Invade, Uproot, Farmlands in Khan YounisIMEMC – Wednesday morning April 10, 2013, several armored Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers invaded Palestinian farmland east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. … Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 30 March 2013: This year’s Land Day serves as a reminder of the on-going ethnic cleansing
30 March 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli settler attack lands 80-year old farmer in hospitalIMEMC – A Palestinian elderly farmer who was attacked by a group of settlers while working his lands near Tulkarem Friday remains in the hospital and will likely require surgery, according to medical sources. … Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 27 March 2013: Israel To Build Settlement Units On Palestinian Lands In Bethlehem
27 March 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Mada: 238 Violations Of Media Freedoms In 2012IMEMC – The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms” MADA” held a press conference on Wednesday which reviewed the Annual Report on the violations against Media freedom in Palestine during 2012. The conference was held at MADA’s headquarter Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 22 March 2013: Israeli Settlers Continue to Attack Palestinians with Impunity
22 March 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Abbas’ Speech in the news conference in Ramallah with President ObamaIMEMC – Below is the full text of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech in Ramallah in the press conference with US President Barack Obama on Thursday as interpreted. … Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 1 February 2013:
1 February 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Four Palestinians Kidnaped In Bethlehem And JeninIMEMC – Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, several areas in the occupied West Bank and kidnapped four Palestinians in Bethlehem and Jenin; several Palestinians were injured in clashed with the army in Jenin. … Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 18 January 2013: Bibi can relax – the ’center-left’ is really on the right
18 January 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Child Seriously Injured By Army Fire In BethlehemIMEMC – Friday evening, a Palestinian child was seriously injured during clashes that took place between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths in the Aida refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. … Continue reading
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PCHR_e Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (03- 09 January 2013)
10 January 2013 — Palestinian Centre for Human Rights LTD (non-profit) Israeli Forces Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 28 December 2012: A Person Called Nobody
28 December 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterSecurity video of killing of Hebron circus student shows claim of ‘toy gun’ fraudulentIMEMC – An Israeli security video recently leaked to the media shows that a Palestinian teenager who was killed at a checkpoint on December 12th was actually walking away from soldiers when Continue reading
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The Spirit of Christmas: George W. Bush and Tony Blair banned from the Birthplace of Jesus Christ By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
War criminals George W. Bush and Tony Blair were banned for life in April 2003 from the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, widely believed to be the birth-place of Jesus Christ. The ban was announced at the height of the illegal US-allied bombing and invasion of Iraq. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel: News and Articles 24 December 2012: Israel denies Bedouins right to elect representatives
24 December 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Sharawna Suspends His Hunger StrikeIMEMC – Palestinian Minister of Detainee, Issa Qaraqe’, stated that hunger striking detainee Ismail Sharawna, who started his hunger strike more than 176 days ago, and is facing serious health deterioration, decided to suspend his strike for ten days following medical advice, Continue reading
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