On July 15, 2016, Combatants for Peace celebrated their 10 year anniversary during the Freedom March Protest organized by them monthly. I was honored to have been asked to give a talk during the protest. The following is a text of my talk. Dear friends, dear you who still dare to dream and believe… WeContinue reading “Talk at 10 year Combatants for Peace Anniversary”
Category Archives: Bethlehem
“Nonviolence”
My presentation during the 2012 Christ at the Checkpoint conference held in Bethlehem. Sponsored by the Bethlehem Bible College and co-organized with Holy Land Trust.
World March for Peace and Nonviolence comes to Bethlehem
October 14, 2009
Palestine Summer Encounter 2009
Palestine Summer Encounter is a one to three month service learning and cultural immersion program in Bethlehem, Palestine. Participants study Arabic in and outside of the classroom setting, live with a Palestinian host family, volunteer and meet with both Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers. http://www.palestinesummer.org The April 23rd registration deadline for the Palestine Summer Encounter programContinue reading “Palestine Summer Encounter 2009”
So be Good for Goodness Sake…
This past Friday Santa Clause stood in solidarity with and attempted to go where fewer and fewer Palestinians are able to go, their own farm lands in the southern hills of the Beautiful little town called Bethlehem. For the second year in a row, taking time away from his main work in this very busyContinue reading “So be Good for Goodness Sake…”
When Settlers get Abusive, Israeli Soldiers Attack the Abused, but the Sun Shines on All
On Thursday the 16th of October, hundreds of Israeli settlers / squatters gathered in a Palestinian hill known as Oush Gurab located in Beit Sahour (Shepherd’s Filed). This location was used for many years as an Israeli military outpost. Palestinians who live in its vicinity recall daily the violence and terror they experienced from IsraeliContinue reading “When Settlers get Abusive, Israeli Soldiers Attack the Abused, but the Sun Shines on All”
Empowered by Nonviolence
Text of interview published in http://www.globalonenessproject.org/ Sami Awad When I talk about nonviolence, and when I discuss nonviolence with people, the first word that comes to mind related to nonviolence is the word empowerment. And this is, for me, what nonviolence is all about. It is to empower individuals, empower families, empower communities, empowerContinue reading “Empowered by Nonviolence”
Global Oneness Interview…
The challenge is to create a common thread of values where Jews, Christians, and Moslems begin to see that what is common between them outweighs, tremendously, what makes them different from each other. Sami Awad in The Core Essence iiiii 1 2 3 Sami Awad is the Executive Director of Holy Land Trust (HLT), aContinue reading “Global Oneness Interview…”
Gandhis Of Olive Country
Another path to peace? Palestinians revel in Gandhi and the nonviolent struggle. by Aimee Ginsburg, LINK TO ARTICLE
2nd Annual Home Rebuilding Summer Camp
Join people from across the globe in this incredible and moving expereince; be personally invovled in re-building a home for a family that has suffered so much.
Sami Awad 