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Posts Tagged ‘Bethlehem Conference’

Adel Samara – Development by Colonialism: The Bethlehem Conference

By Adel Samara • May 27th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Features, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, Zionism

The huge propaganda machine went in parallel with the so-called “Bethlehem Investment Conference” which has attracted more than 1400 participants from many places around the world. It is the first time since 15 years of siege that the holy town of Bethlehem enjoyed the chance to see the holy city of Jerusalem. Thanks to the [...]

Nadia Hasan – The Call is Palestinian, but the Decision is Israeli!

By Nadia Hasan • May 26th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Features, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, Zionism

The 60 years of Israeli Occupation of Palestine and other areas of the Arab Homeland puts constant pressure in a direct way upon the daily lives of the Palestinian people. Walls and fences, checkpoints and block roads, closure and siege are just some of the elements that exert devastating effect on the Palestinian economy. The [...]