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In photos: Bethlehem festival draws thousands to Old City

June 19, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on June 19, 2014. The Bet Lahem Live festival kicked off on Thursday night along Bethlehem’s historic Star Street, launching four days of music,

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Bet Lahem Live festival brings Star Street back to life

June 18, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on June 18, 2014. Star Street was once the bustling heart of Bethlehem’s Old City, a vital link on the 1,500-year-old pilgrimage route from Jerusalem to

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Palestinians cynical as Israel mobilizes #BringBackOurBoys campaign

June 15, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on June 15, 2014. As Israeli forces deployed across the West Bank in hot pursuit of three teenagers who went missing on Thursday, the

Palestine Reporting

Bethlehem walls transformed in the presence of the Holy See

May 24, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on May 24, 2014. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In advance of Pope Francis’ visit to the Holy Land on Sunday, Bethlehem residents and officials have been

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Anti-enlistment performance art turns Israeli cities into battlefields

May 23, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on May 23, 2014. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — On Sunday, Israeli soldiers invaded the streets of Haifa’s upmarket German Colony neighborhood, beating Palestinian protesters with

Israel Palestine Reporting

Retracing the Nakba in West Jerusalem’s al-Malha

May 16, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on May 16, 2014. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Towering above the gargantuan Jerusalem Mall and the repetitive, non-descript homes of the Malha (or Manahat) suburb

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Palestinian Christians ask Maronite patriarch to reconsider Jerusalem visit

May 10, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency. on May 10, 2014. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A prominent Palestinian Christian activist group has urged the Lebanese patriarch to reconsider an upcoming trip to

Palestine Reporting

Interview: Diana Buttu on Palestinian unity and the way forward

April 26, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on April 26, 2014. Diana Buttu is a Canadian-Palestinian lawyer. From 2000-2005, she served in the PLO’s Negotiations Support Unit as a legal and

Palestine Reporting

Easter in the destroyed Palestinian village of Maalul

April 19, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on April 19, 2014. MAALUL (Ma’an) — As thousands of Palestinian Christians descend on Jerusalem for Holy Week festivities, the villagers of Maalul are busy

Palestine Reporting

Palestinian Christians receive the Holy Fire in Bethlehem

April 19, 2014 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on April 19, 2014. Thousands of Palestinian Christians marched in cities and villages across the Holy Land on Saturday to receive the holy fire

In photos: Bethlehem festival draws thousands to Old City

Bet Lahem Live festival brings Star Street back to life

Palestinians cynical as Israel mobilizes #BringBackOurBoys campaign

Bethlehem walls transformed in the presence of the Holy See

Anti-enlistment performance art turns Israeli cities into battlefields

Retracing the Nakba in West Jerusalem’s al-Malha

Palestinian Christians ask Maronite patriarch to reconsider Jerusalem visit

Interview: Diana Buttu on Palestinian unity and the way forward

Easter in the destroyed Palestinian village of Maalul

Palestinian Christians receive the Holy Fire in Bethlehem

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