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Holy Land Trust Marks 62nd Year of the Nakba |
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Nonviolence Programs
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Tuesday, 01 June 2010 |
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Not a commemoration, nor a date in the history books, but an ongoing tragedy that has irrevocably changed the fate of each and every person and faith of the Holy Land, the Nakba (catastrophe) is marked on 15 May for the Palestinian people to mark the ethnic cleansing of historic Palestine in 1948, in which up to 800,000 Palestinians from over 500 communities were forcibly displaced, the majority of which have never been allowed to return.
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Travel & Encounter
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Tuesday, 01 June 2010 |
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Summer has arrived in Bethlehem, and the Holy Land Trust office is abuzz with activity. A considerable part of this is due to the recent arrival of 17 internationals, participants in the 7th Palestine Summer Encounter. This session includes participants from the US, Canada, Germany, the UK, Switzerland and Australia.
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Statement on Gaza Aid Convoy Attack |
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Other Activities
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Monday, 31 May 2010 |
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Holy Land Trust was shocked and dismayed to hear of the unwarranted
deaths of human rights activists taking part in the Gaza Aid Convoy on the early morning of
May 31st, 2010. While reports
are still conflicting as to the death toll and specific events that transpired on board the ships in the convoy, Holy Land Trust condemns the acts of violence
that were perpetuated against the convoy by the Israeli forces in international
waters.
Whether or not claims that specific individuals on
board the
ship acted to defend themselves using violent means, regardless of
whether the
death toll is closer to 10 or 20, and no matter which element of the
Israeli occupation
apparatus is responsible for this unwarranted, illegal and unjustifiable
attack, Holy Land Trust stands by
those seeking to end one of the greatest human rights violations in
modern history
through challenging the Gaza Strip blockade through nonviolence as we
work towards the same purpose in the occupied West Bank.
We call on all people seeking a lasting, just peace
in the
Holy Land to join us in working towards the end to Israeli intimidation,
aggression
and violence towards both the people of Gaza and the international
community challenging the occupation through nonviolence. Please keep
the victims and their families of those killed and injured today in your
thoughts and prayers, along with the aggressors who have committed and
ordered these horrendous actions.
We will be issuing updates both on our website and PNN
English as information
becomes
available.
In Peace,
The Team of Holy Land Trust
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Our Nonviolence Team Hosts a Fact-Finding Tour for an EU Rep |
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Monday, 31 May 2010 |
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Report Submitted by Mariam Tadros, 26 May 2010
 The Nonviolence Team at Holy Land Trust - Ahmad Al’Azzeh, Marwan Fararjeh, Lubna Bandak and nonviolence intern Mariam Tadros – joined with Mr. Thierry Vallat, adviser to the EU Representative for the Middle East peace process. We conducted a tour of Bethlehem district, inspecting several crisis spots in relation to the ongoing Israeli occupation.
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Tenth monthly meeting for LDP participants |
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MIPC News
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 |
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 The 7th of May 2010, marked the tenth and the last monthly meeting for LDP participants, which was led by David Franks.
The day started with meditation for 10 minutes to get the leaders to focus and be mentally aware of the training.
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The Tenth and Last Coaching of Coaches Session |
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MIPC News
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 |
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The 6th of May 2010 marked the tenth and the last "coaching of coaches" session, led by David Franks. The session started with meditation of 15 minutes in silence in order to be at the room with full consciousness.
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The 5th Annual Bil’in International Conference |
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Nonviolence Programs
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 |
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Could the non-violence philosophy be a political moral strategy that renounces the use of violence for the sake of social goals or for achieving political change?
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CMS team on a study tour in Palestine |
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Travel & Encounter
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Saturday, 17 April 2010 |
 A group from the Church Mission Society (CMS) in the UK took a journey to Palestine this spring to change their lives, open their eyes to the reality people live in, get inspired and challenged, feel the joy and get passionate about “Sharing Jesus, changing lives”.
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British Volunteer Joy Stacey Spends 10 Days at Holy Land Trust |
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Friday, 16 April 2010 |
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I first applied to work with Holy Land Trust in the hope of learning more about what life is like in the West Bank, while also photographing some strong stories to take home. The first thing I realized on arriving in Bethlehem was how generous the staff were willing to be in providing me with the best opportunities to meet people and witness first hand the experiences that Palestinians are living with every day. Marwan, Lubna and Ahmad have been taking a great deal of time to show me around, and in the short time I have stayed with them I have had so many chances to meet people and ask questions.
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Beit Sahur, 14th of April |
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Nonviolence Programs
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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 |
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 Omar Ayyoub just came by chance to his agricultural land when he had to find his storage building about to get demolished. The building was a large, but simple construction of concrete pillars topped by a tin roof since Omar got the order to stop building 8 months ago, even so it is legal by Israeli law to build a storage building on your agricultural land.
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