IN THE SHADOW OF BETHLEHEM

February 6, 2012 at 10:07 (Activism, Associate Post, Ethnic Cleansing, Hasbara, Israel, Land Theft, Nonviolent Resistance, Occupied West Bank, Palestine)

 If only trees could talk …. Shown below are 3 – 5,000 year old specimens growing in the Bethlehem area. Can you even imagine the history these trees have witnessed? Obviously too much as far as the Israeli authorities are concerned …. slowly but surely they are being destroyed to make room for more illegal settlements. The history of Palestine must never become known, even if it comes from these precious trees, they must remain silent…

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Yesterday, villagers from Al-Walaja and international supporters went to the area where the Israeli apartheid authorities were still destroying lands to build a wall that will isolate the villagers from their remaining lands and allow for further expansion of the illegal colonies of Gilo and Har Gilo. Already over 90% of the village lands were taken for colonial settler activities in the past 6 decades. The area this short video was taken is just around the oldest tree in Bethlehem district (an olive tree perhaps 3-5,000 year old).

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The video and description was sent by Mazin Qumsiyeh, our Associate and activist in the above struggle to save his nation.