Author Archives: Sami Awad

The Road Map to the Palestinians

This email was forwarded to me:The Road Map to the Palestinians – What is being offered to the Palestinians? United Nations “Partition Plan” to the Palestinians: You are going to have 47% of the 100% which was originally yours.    “Oslo Agreement” to the Palestinians: You are going to have 22% of the 100% which wasContinue reading “The Road Map to the Palestinians”

Palestine Summer Encounter(s) – The More the Better for Palestine

At Holy Land Trust, we are excited to begin preparations for the 4th Annual Palestine Summer Encounter Program (PSE). We are expecting our biggest PSE gathering to take place this year in Bethlehem and you are most welcomed to be part of it.  This program allows you the opportunity to come to Palestine and experience life, culture, and politicsContinue reading “Palestine Summer Encounter(s) – The More the Better for Palestine”

Nonviolent resistance: Wake up every day and ask yourself what you can do to resist the occupation

(Bethlehem) Najib Farag    Friday, 05 January 2007 Bethlehem’s Holy Land Trust, in cooperation with the European Union, is hosting a series of exercises  on popular nonviolent resistance to occupation. The workshops are part of an ongoing project of the last year and a half that have included cities and towns throughout the the WestContinue reading “Nonviolent resistance: Wake up every day and ask yourself what you can do to resist the occupation”

Christmas, but not much cheer in Bethlehem

By Shabtai Gold, Dec 24, 2006 Bethlehem, Dec 24 – Residents of Bethlehem are once again bracing for a bitter, disappointing Christmas. The West Bank city, which used to host around 100,000 pilgrims celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, expects to receive a fraction of that number this year. ‘There is hardly a Christmas feelingContinue reading “Christmas, but not much cheer in Bethlehem”

Response to Article by AP’s Brian Murphy

In a recent article written by AP Religious Writer, Brian Murphy, I was quoted as saying that Palestinian Christians are eager to leave the Holy Land with the implication that this was due to Palestinian Muslim pressure and attacks. To begin with, I would never make such a statement or imply such thoughts. What IContinue reading “Response to Article by AP’s Brian Murphy”

Voices of Struggle: A Voice More Powerful

The following are some comments from the Middle East Seminar on Nonviolence – Held in Amman, Jordan. November 1st 2006 Mansour: I’m involved because everyone needs a home, needs to have their needs met, and because I don’t want these things (violence) to happen to me. In nonviolence struggles you’re not weak, you’re not aContinue reading “Voices of Struggle: A Voice More Powerful”

Can a Nonviolent Movement in the Arab World be Established?

For three days now we have been meeting in Jordan in a conference that has been organized by NOVA (Active Nonviolence) in close relation with MAN (Movement for Nonviolent Alternative, The Gandhi Center in Italy, Un Ponte Per from Italy and Pax Christi Netherlands. The meetings have been under the title “A Seminar for trainersContinue reading “Can a Nonviolent Movement in the Arab World be Established?”