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In Commemoration of Land Day
Sunday is Yom al Ard, or Land Day, in Palestine and Israel. The activities held on the 30th of March each year mark the anniversary of protests in 1976 against the theft of Palestinian-owned land inside of Israel by the state. Six people were killed in the Galilee, and hundreds injured. To my knowledge, not [...]
Easter Cancelled in Palestine: Jesus Fatally Shot Shortly After Resurrection
In keeping with tradition, Easter has yet again been cancelled in Palestine. Jesus of Nazareth somehow secured a permit to enter Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, provided he enter on a donkey. Jesus applied in June of 2007 for a permit to enter Jerusalem on Palm Sunday 2008. The past two years of cancellations had made [...]
Bethlehem: The Realest Christians You’re Likely to Meet
I hate to be railroaded by the very few individuals who post ignorant comments on this blog, but I feel like posting this particular link. It describes quite well interesting aspects of the historic relationship of Christians and Muslims to the area that is Bethlehem today, and the relationship of the groups to each other. [...]
Um… Jesus was born there, duh!
A new survey by Zoghby International of 15,000 US citizens and 1,000 respondents from Bethlehem, Americans have once again proven the quality of geography education in the States. Most Americans placed Bethlehem in Israel, when it is actually under occupation in the West Bank, and cut off from Jerusalem by the Wall. Bethlehem, a town [...]
Christmas Under Occupation
To everybody celebrating Christmas today, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas from the Holy Land. As people celebrate the birth of Jesus and Bethlehem is mentioned in countless Nativity plays and sermons all over the world, too few will realize the suffering endured by this holiest of cities. Surrounded by the illegal Israeli [...]
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