In Bethlehem, Secretary Kerry, we resist the occupation with love and hope. I wish you could participate in one of the weekly Catholic masses that our community organizes at Cremisan in order to pray against the latest expropriation orders that will leave 58 Palestinian Christian families without access to their lands in one of the last green areas left in our district; you could also take some time to see the steadfastness of the people of Wallajeh, a community that was already displaced in 1948 and that today is being completely encircled by the Israeli Annexation Wall; you could see the peaceful demonstrations of the people of Ma’asara violently repressed by occupation forces or the advocacy of the people of Artas, Khirbet Nakhle and the southern Bethlehem area against the new plans to expand the settlement of Efrat on their lands. Dear Secretary Kerry, you are most welcome to Bethlehem, a city surrounded by 27 Israeli settlements under ongoing expansion and sealed by an Annexation Wall build deep inside our district’s land. We hope you see the restorations to the Nativity Church supported by UNESCO after Palestine, despite US lobbying, obtained its full membership in the organization. This is the best example that in Bethlehem we defy the occupation with love and creativity. Dear Secretary Kerry, you are most welcome to our city, please feel at home.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:52:43 +0000
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