Friday, May 18, 2007 In their continuous commitment to resisting the building of the Apartheid Wall in the villages that are located south of the Holy city of Bethlehem, the local organizing committee dedicated this Friday’s action to commemorating the 59 year anniversary of the Nakbah (the Catastrophe). For almost sixty years Palestinians haveContinue reading “Nonviolent Action in Southern Bethlehem to commemorate 59 year anniversary of the Catastrophe”
Category Archives: Palestine
Nonviolent Activism Gathers Steam in Southern Bethlehem
Friday, April 27, 2007 The southern villages of Bethlehem have been organizing weekly nonviolent resistance activities to the building of the Apartheid Wall that will ultimately separate the farmers from 70% of their agricultural land. The activity this week witnessed an evolution of size and strategy. For the first time, over 200 participants (Palestinians, Israelis,Continue reading “Nonviolent Activism Gathers Steam in Southern Bethlehem”
From Palestine to Virginia Tech: We are with you in this Time of Pain
Friday, April 20, 2007 Two days ago a tragic event took place in Virginia Tech in the US that shocked not only the people of the United States but people all across the globe. A violent massacre took place there that resulted in thirty two killed, individuals who presented different cultures, religions and nationalities. InContinue reading “From Palestine to Virginia Tech: We are with you in this Time of Pain”
Israel’s Message to the Palestinians: Do not use Nonviolence!
As has become a tradition, every Friday we join what sometimes are tens and other times are hundreds of Palestinians, internationals and Israeli nonviolent activists demonstrating against the Apartheid wall that is being build around Palestinian villages in the Southern part of Bethlehem. Once completed, the wall will eat up more than 70% of theContinue reading “Israel’s Message to the Palestinians: Do not use Nonviolence!”
Celebrating Easter, not as the Past but as the Present
It is Easter and Christians all around the world are celebrating the death and resurrection of the Prince of Peace, a man who suffered on the hands of those who occupied his land because he spread a message of peace, love and forgiveness to all human kind. This year and like every year, we celebrated Easter inContinue reading “Celebrating Easter, not as the Past but as the Present”
Artist Dies in West Bank
On behalf of myself and the Holy Land Trust team, we would like to give our deepest condolences to the Al Zubaidi family for the loss of their beloved father. Adnan Al Zubaidi was a close friend to all of us and a great supporter of the Holy Land Trust. May he rest in peace, SamiContinue reading “Artist Dies in West Bank”
Birds build nests on window sills after Israeli forces destroy trees
(Qalqilia) Mustafa Sabre Tuesday, 03 April 2007 Houses necessarily emptied upon construction of the Wall after being isolated from their towns are now inhabited only by birds. The Israeli administration destroyed thousands of trees while building the Wall, and displaced thousands more people. The houses have become a refuge for the birds without roomContinue reading “Birds build nests on window sills after Israeli forces destroy trees”
Palestine Summer Encounter 2007
Palestine Summer Encounter (PSE) is a one to three month cultural immersion and Arabic language training program in the West Bank. Participants live with a host family, volunteer with a local organization and study Arabic.PSE is a joint-project between Middle East Fellowship and Holy Land Trust. A 15 minute promotional video is available for viewingContinue reading “Palestine Summer Encounter 2007”
The Purpose of Nonviolence in a Political Conflicts
In a political context, the common belief regarding nonviolent resistance (at least to those who do not misperceive it in its negative association as being passive, surrendering, non-confrontational, etc.) is that nonviolent resistance is a set of very powerful tools and strategies used to mobilize the masses, create global solidarity, and engage in advocacy campaigns in order to resist oppression andContinue reading “The Purpose of Nonviolence in a Political Conflicts”
Girls in Rafah remember Rachel Corrie
(Rafah) Mohamad Al Jamal Friday, 16 March 2007 [Translated by Mazin Qumsiyeh from the Arabic printed in Friday’s Al Ayyam daily four years after American activist Rachel Corrie was killed in the southern Gaza Strip’s Rafah] Children from the young Palestinian Parliament commemorated the 4th anniversary of the loss of the International Solidarity MovementContinue reading “Girls in Rafah remember Rachel Corrie”
Sami Awad 