by Finian Cunningham
The annual Christmas celebrations around the world conjure up a kaleidoscope of emotions, ranging from the sombre to the joyful, from pity to awe.
One thing often missing though from the celebrations is a connection between the original historical event – some 2,000 years ago – and how this story relates to present reality.
Two, Including A Child, Kidnapped In Bethlehem
File – Wadi Hilweh Information Center
Saed Bannoura
(IMEMC) ,- Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn [October 3, 2013] the Al-Khader town, and Husan village, in the Bethlehem district, and kidnapped a youth and a child.
Israeli soldiers roughen up EU diplomat, confiscate aid supplies for Palestinians
Israeli soldiers carry French diplomat Marion Castaing after removing her from her truck containing emergency aid, in the West Bank herding community of Khirbet al-Makhul, in the Jordan Valley September 20, 2013. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini
Israeli soldiers arrest 5-year-old Palestinian for throwing stone
Photo by WAFA News Agency
Israeli soldiers detained a 5-year-old Palestinian boy in the West Bank for two hours for throwing a stone, threatened his family with arrest, before handcuffing and blindfolding his father, an Israeli human rights NGO reported Thursday.
