Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020
#Bethlehem, #Palestine: City from the southwest circa late 1920's
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| Bethlehem, Palestine: City from the southwest circa late 1920's |
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Israeli settlers set a Catholic Church in Galilee on fire
Dec 20,2019
In recent years, mosques
and churches have been targeted by vandals in similar attacks. They are
always attributed to extremist Jews in West Bank settlements.
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| The Galilee church where Jesus was believed to have performed miracle of feeding 5,000 followers was set alight in arson attack carried out by extremist Jewish settlers. |
Hebrew graffiti was also scrawled across the walls of Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish.
An
adviser to the Catholic Church blamed Jewish extremists for the
“deplorable” attack after Israeli police said there is a “strong
possibility” the fire was started deliberately.
The
current structure was built on the remains of a fifth-century Byzantine
church at Tabgha on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, where many
Christians believe Jesus fed 5,000 followers with just five loaves and
two fish.
Police
confirmed there was extensive damage to both inside and outside the
building after the fire broke out in the middle of the night.
A monk and a church volunteer were hospitalised from smoke inhalation, but the incredibly, the prayer area was unaffected.
“It's
deplorable, absolutely deplorable,” Father Gregory Collins, head of the
Order of Saint Benedict in Israel, said. “I consider such an attack to
be not just an attack on a religious site, on a sanctuary, but also on
one of the most visited places in Israel.”
“It is also an attack on freedom of speech, democracy and the right to live here,” he added.
This
incident, which happened in June 2015, was not the first such attack to
be carried by the extremist Jewish settlers against Palestinian Muslim
and Christian holy sites.
In
recent years, mosques and churches have been targeted by vandals in
similar attacks. They are always attributed to extremist Jews in West
Bank settlements.
Such
attacks have been on the rise because the perpetrators, who are being
backed directly by the Israeli government, go unpunished.
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Banksy unveils ‘Scar of Bethlehem’ nativity scene in the Walled Off Hotel, Palestine
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| A new Christmas-themed artwork dubbed the "Scar of Bethlehem" by secretive British artist Banksy is displayed at his Walled-Off Hotel in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank Afp |
Dubbed the "Scar of Bethlehem", the baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph are backlit through damaged concrete, chiseled pockmarks exploding out from a gaping hole in four directions to approximate the Christmas Star.
The work is installed at Banksy's Walled-Off Hotel, where all rooms overlook a concrete section of the barrier built by Israel to cut off the occupied West Bank from Israeli territory.
"Love" and "peace" are respectively graffiti tagged in English and French on the artistic installation's concrete blocks, while three large wrapped presents are at the forefront of the scene.
"It is a nativity," the hotel's manager Wissam Salsaa told AFP after the piece was installed. "Banksy has his own contribution to Christmas."
"It is a great way to bring up the story of Bethlehem, the Christmas story, in a different way -- to make people think more" of how Palestinians live in Bethlehem.
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Banksy unveils ‘Scar of Bethlehem’ nativity mural |
The “Scar of Bethlehem” artwork features a nativity scene with Mary and Joseph and the baby Jesus – but instead of a star hanging over the crib, there is what appears to be a large bullet hole piercing an imposing grey wall.
The piece has appeared in the Walled Off Hotel, Banksy’s property which overlooks the border wall in the divided city.
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| The Walled Off Hotel (Dusan Vranic/AP) |
Opened two years ago, the hotel is billed as having “the worst view of any hotel in the world” and is filled with original Banksy artwork.
The highlight is room number three, known as “Banksy’s Room”, where guests sleep in a king-size bed underneath Banksy’s artwork showing a Palestinian and an Israeli having a pillow fight.
The artist is known for making political statements with his graffiti, and has made previous forays into the Palestinian territories.
In one secret visit, he drew a girl being pulled upwards by balloons on the dividing wall, and he is believed to have sneaked into Gaza to draw four street murals, including one on a metal door that depicted the Greek goddess Niobe cowering against the rubble of a destroyed house.
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Saturday, December 21, 2019
From the Jordan Times: ICC to probe WAR CRIMES in Palestinian territories
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| A Palestinian woman stands next to her home near the site of an Israeli air strike the previous night in Gaza City on Thursday (AFP photo) |
"THE HAGUE — The International Criminal
Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor said on Friday she wanted to open a full
investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories,
sparking a furious reaction from Israel and condemnation from the United
States.
The
Palestinians welcomed the move by the ICC as a "long overdue step"
following a nearly five-year preliminary probe by the prosecutor into
the situation since the 2014 war in Gaza.
Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the decision made the Hague-based
court, which Israel has refused to sign up to since its creation in
2002, a "political tool" against Israel.
"I
am satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with an
investigation into the situation in Palestine," ICC Prosecutor Fatou
Bensouda said in a statement.
"In
brief, I am satisfied that war crimes have been or are being committed
in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip", she
added, without specifying the perpetrators of the alleged crimes.
She said that before opening a full
probe, she would ask the ICC to rule on the territory over which it has
jurisdiction because of the "unique and highly contested legal and
factual issues attaching to this situation.
"Specifically,
I have sought confirmation that the 'territory' over which the court
may exercise its jurisdiction, and which I may subject to investigation,
comprises the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza." "
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Palestinian Archbishop Atallah Hanna was hospitalized earlier this week from poison gas, after Israeli occupation forces threw gas canisters into his church in Jerusalem. He suffered temporary paralysis, but is now in stable condition.
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| Palestinian Archbishop Atallah Hanna was hospitalized, December 2019, from poison gas, after israeli occupation forces threw gas canisters into his church in Jerusalem, he suffered temporary paralysis, but is now in stable condition. |
"“I would like to remind all Christians all around the world there is no
point in celebrating Christmas if you do not pay attention to what is
happening in Palestine as it is the birthplace of Christ and where
Christianity originated and spread its message throughout the world.”
--Archbishop Atallah Hanna."
Monday, December 2, 2019
Israeli violence destroys Palestinian homes, families & peace day after day, year after year, decade after decade.
0 Israeli homes have been demolished by Palestinians and at least 48,488 Palestinian homes have been demolished by Israel since 1967. (View Sources & More Information)
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The Israeli unemployment rate is 5%, while the Palestinian unemployment in the West Bank is 17.7% and 42% in Gaza. (View Sources & More Information)
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Israel currently has 261 Jewish-only settlements and ‘outposts’ built on confiscated Palestinian land. Palestinians do not have any settlements on Israeli land. (View Sources & More Information)
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Thursday, November 28, 2019
1890s a Palestinian venor selling shawarma #shawarma #Respect #Palestine #food #culture #heritage #timelines #Israel
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| Mike Hanini Odetalla: "Here's a picture of a #Palestinian vendor selling shawarma from 1890! That's 58 years BEFORE the creation of #Israel " |
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Threshing the wheat harvest circa early 1930's #Palestine #HolyLand #Harvest #History
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| "Threshing the wheat harvest circa early 1930's #Palestine...I rode on the board that the animals are pulling as a child (and as an added weight. It's called a "lohe", a derogatory term when applied to person) as it went around in circles in the early 1960's in my village of Beit Hanina..." |
Friday, October 25, 2019
Nujoud Merancy wore a blazer embroidered with a Palestinian design in her new NASA work photo
"Blazers are my day-to-day wear, and tatreez is day-to-day wear in the Middle East, so I just thought, 'why can't I have something on my day-to-day clothing?'"
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| Nujoud Merancy wore a blazer embroidered with a Palestinian design in her new NASA work photo (NASA headshot) |
'It's very me': NASA engineer celebrates Palestinian heritage in viral photo
Nujoud Merancy's
decision to wear Palestinian tatreez in NASA headshot was inspired by
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, she tells MEE
"When she was a child, she made frequent summer trips to
Nazareth to see her dad's [Palestinian] side of the family. Her relatives are the
ancestrial caretakers of Nazareth's oldest Muslim house of worship, the
White Mosque, built in 1804.
"My family has been there for centuries. My uncle is the
current caretaker [of the mosque], but it's been passed down through the
generations, through the family of the caretakers," Merancy explained.
She said her family in Palestine and the US have been incredibly supportive of her career.
And now, she said she hopes to inspire other young girls and boys across the world to reach for the stars."
Friday, October 18, 2019
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Towards #Bethlehem, Circa 1890's...#Palestine
Thanks to the marvelous Mike Hanini Odetalla for always doing what he can to remind us all of Palestine's history & beauty.
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