Saturday, December 26

Videos of Christmas in Bethlehem

9 Minute Video I just put out on life in Bethlehem area during Christmas. It starts with a Jewish guy who joined the demonstration in Al-Masara asking that the soldiers disobey orders and not join in oppressing the Palestinians. Picture attached is of me in my red Christmas sweater speaking to the same soldiers explaining how they are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. In addition to the usual struggles against the occupation, we did have celebrations. The video shows the lighting of the Christmas Tree, home parties, and 3 nights of activities for everyone (Muslims, Christians, Internationals, locals, children adults) and with a theme of support for Jerusalem. We called it the Shepherds' Nights.

Watch video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbTTx6T54mM

Video from AlJazeera: Bethlehem in Christmas: Many tourists but no economic boomhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/12/2009122461113232638.html

UN Report: Only 13% of the land in Bethlehem available to local use, more than 85% has been swallowed by colonial settlements, space for their future use, their infrastructure, and the apartheid barriers. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=30731&Cr=palestin&Cr1

UN expert urges pressure on Israel to end blockade of Gaza, and the implementation of the Goldstone Report

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-7YZRCX?OpenDocument

Steps to create an Israel-Palestine by Jonathan Kuttub
Los Angeles Times December 20, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-kuttab20-2009dec20,0,3289579.story

Jerusalem – An Inexorable Trajectory by Anat Biletzki | Fri, 11/27/2009 http://www.envisioningpeace.org/discussion/featured/jerusalem-%E2%80%93-inexorable-trajectory

Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD
A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home
http://www.qumsiyeh.org
http://www.pcr.ps
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