Did Israeli soldiers arrest Palestinian youths recently for the “crime” of picking flowers and vegetables located on a Jewish outpost.
At the same dinner, which took place on December 28, Shtayyeh also declared that Christmas, “The birthday of our lord Jesus … takes place at the same time as the outbreak of the Palestinian revolution, for which thousands of Martyrs have paid with their lives.”
Shtayyeh’s comments are disgusting and dishonest. First off, Jesus was not the “first Palestinian.” He was a Jew born in Bethlehem of Judea, who lived in the Galilee and died in Jerusalem.
It’s one thing to assert that on a symbolic level, Jesus stands with the oppressed people of the world, but it’s another thing altogether to declare that, as a historical figure, Jesus was a Palestinian. Stripping Jesus of his Jewishness, as Shtayyeh did, allows people to deploy Jesus as a weapon against the Jewish people.
Covid-19 Kills The Christmas Spirit in Bethlehem Published December 23rd, 2020 - 07:51 GMT
Israeli occupation shatter Bethlehem’s Christmas festivities. (Twitter)
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COVID-19 has been a ‘catastrophe,’ affecting hotels, guides, shops, factories, restaurants, tour buses.
Life was good for the Hosh family at Christmas last year. Fayez, 62, was making a decent living from his home-based woodcarving shop.
He was producing quality handcrafted statues of the holy family that sold in Bethlehem and nearby Jerusalem souvenir shops.
Tourism was flourishing and his three sons George, Rami, and Richard also had employment. George, the oldest, now 36 years old, was doing well in the home decorations business and his family was looking forward to 2020 as the year when he would finally get married and start his own family.
AMMAN: Life was good for the Hosh family at Christmas last year. Fayez, 62, was making a decent living from his home-based woodcarving shop.
He was producing quality handcrafted statues of the holy family that sold in Bethlehem and nearby Jerusalem souvenir shops.
Tourism was flourishing and his three sons George, Rami, and Richard also had employment. George, the oldest, now 36 years old, was doing well in the home decorations business and his family was looking forward to 2020 as the year when he would finally get married and start his own family.
But all their hopes and dreams were dashed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.