Somber Christmas in Bethlehem an 'escape' from war for Palestinians

It's not 'the Israeli-Hamas war' anymore than it's 'the war in Gaza'.

It is the genocide of Palestinians by an American supported extremist cult.

Oh, and despite the efforts to obfiscate and deny, neither the Geneva Conventions definition of Genocide, or the Geneva Conventions clauses that make ANY act by an occupying force against an occupied people an ATTACK, never self defense, have been rewritten or reinterpreted, the Scofflaw regime's violent oppression lead to an UPRISING, and it INCREASED the brutality, the scale, and the indiscriminate nature of its ATTACKS to the point where even the efforts to obfiscate and deny meet the definition of participation in a Crime Against Humanity.

May love and peace fill the hearts of one and all. “The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Mahatma Gandhi

The Zionists have finally succeeded in destroying the Spirt of Christmas.

Israel is killing the children of Ibrahim even on Christmas EVE and Day, Christians and the rest of the world are watching the IDF kill women and children even on the Holiest day.

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday cheer was absent in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday.

It is been that way for years already, as the Christian minority in Bethlemen gets driven out my muslim residents, who reject any open show of Christianity, not to even mention Judaism.

WoodyLee

The Zionists have finally succeeded in destroying the Spirt of Christmas.

The "Zionists" have nothing to do with what happens in PA controlled Bethlemen. In Israel, Christians can celebrate openly without fear of repression.

This terrible conflict would end the first 24 hours the US administration stops shipping lethal weapons to Israel. Over $20 billions (officially) since January 2024. But, as we know, there is too much at stake for the US lobbies in Wall Street.

There is a wrong assumption that the siege on Gaza and Lebanon by Israel’s IDF would end once the hostages are released by Hamas. Netanyahu is aiming to consolidate his gains and to expand the mass killings of Palestinians, regardless.

What is going on in Gaza is the most documented genocide in history committed by Israel's IDF.

The demise of rule of law, a prelude to the hand of humanity

Fos

This terrible conflict would end the first 24 hours the US administration stops shipping lethal weapons to Israel.

Completely false. A victory to the islamists does not stop the conflict, it blows it up. You might want to take the time to read the Hamas charter, besides reading anti-Israel propaganda.

Someone says the problems for the Christians of Palestine are caused by the Muslims of Palestine.

But the Christians of Palestine have spoken on that years ago in the Kairos Palestine letter.

Our word is a cry of hope, with love, prayer and faith in God. We address it first of all to ourselves and then to all the churches and Christians in the world, asking them to stand against injustice and apartheid, urging them to work for a just peace.”

We proclaim our word based on our Christian faith and our sense of Palestinian belonging – a word of faith, hope and love.

We declare that the military occupation of Palestinian land constitutes a sin against God and humanity. Any theology that legitimizes the occupation and justifies crimes perpetrated against the Palestinian people lies far from Christian teachings.

We urge the international community to stand with the Palestinian people in their struggle against oppression, displacement, and apartheid.

We demand that all people, political leaders and decision-makers put pressure on Israel and take legal measures in order to oblige its government to end its oppression and disregard for international law.

We hold a clear position that non-violent resistance to this injustice is a right and duty for all Palestinians, including Christians.

We support Palestinian civil society organizations, international NGOs and religious institutions that call on individuals, companies and states to engage in boycotts, divestment and sanctions against the Israeli occupation.

“Everything that happens in our land, everyone who lives there, all the pains and hopes, all the injustice and all the efforts to stop this injustice, are part and parcel of the prayer of the Palestinian Church and the service of all her institutions.”

So, what do you call someone who claims to champion the cause of people, yet ignores their calls, ignores their lived experience, and substitutes his own hatred for their love?

Zaphod

How can you be so sure since Israel army has completely locked the access to Gaza? No foreign media can enter the battleground to report, only embedded (American double dealing companies) are authorized. So the IDF effectively controls what information release. This has never happened before in any war, no event the most terrible the Americans incited, like the Falluja battle or Afghanistan. And we all know the credibility of Netanyahu regime, spreading lies and made up stories.