Christmas 2009 in Bethlehem

December 30th, 2009 • Awareness, Film & Documentary, News
Tags: 2009, bethlehem, Christmas

from JusticeWheels.org:

The sights and sounds of Bethlehem area during the Holiday Season.

Occupation forces doing what they do.

Palestinians and Internationals still refusing to give up and engaging in civil resistance by celebrating Christmas (despite Israel’s efforts to drive us out of our land).

The Shepherds’ Night Festival was put together by the Joint Advocacy Initiative of the YMCA/YWCA and the Palestinian Center for Rapprochement. The boycott of Israel must be our first priority to achieve justice

Bethlehem’s Christmas Blues

December 24th, 2009 • Awareness, News
Tags: bethlehem, Christmas, siege

Christmas ‘under siege’ in Bethlehem

As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus, owners of tourism shops in Bethlehem aren’t seeing the booming business they’d expect this time of year.

Nour Odeh reports on how Israel’s illegal occupation may be keeping the West Bank’s tourism industry from thriving.

Don’t forget to contact a Church and organise a screening of Bethlehem: Hidden from View

Christmas in the Holy Land

December 16th, 2009 • Action, Awareness
Tags: bethlehem, bethlehem: hidden from view, Christmas, holy land

The film above is from The Never Before Campaign for Palestine, watch more films at their Youtube channel.

Don’t forget to contact a Church and organise a screening of Bethlehem: Hidden from View

“A moment of truth” from Christian Palestinians

December 14th, 2009 • Action, Awareness
Tags: bethlehem, christians, Christmas, faith, hope, palestinian, truth

A word of faith, hope and love from the heart of Palestinian suffering

We, a group of Christian Palestinians, after prayer, reflection and an exchange of opinion, cry out from within the suffering in our country, under the Israeli occupation, with a cry of hope in the absence of all hope,

Read more…

Santa's Dilemma

Do your part by encouraging your local Church Group to show the film “Bethlehem: Hidden from View”

The Friends of Wadi Fuqeen Christmas Stall

November 23rd, 2009 • Events
Tags: Christmas, Events, The Friends of Wadi Fuqeen

The Friends of Wadi Fuqeen Stall

The Friends of Wadi Fuqeen sub-committee will be taking the stall selling fairtrade Palestinian handicrafts and foodstuffs to two further events in the run up to Christmas.

Newbury: Saturday, 28 November – 10am to 3pm – Newbury Fairtrade Christmas event at Newbury Library, The Wharf [map]

Caversham

Saturday, 12 December 2009 – 11am to 4pm
Christmas fayre at Church House, Caversham, Reading [map]

If you can help on the stall, email info@wadifuqeenfriends.com to get put on the rota. Volunteering just entails talking to people and taking money for the items, which are all priced up in advance. If you can spare an hour or two, it would be very much appreciated.