Wain 3a Ramallah…?!
January 10, 2008 | Category: Around the world, Palestine, Uncategorized
—I was in Palestine when King Abduallah of Jordan was scheduled to make a visit to Ramallah…witnessed the intense security in preparation for his visit, but it was canceled. I would have loved to be in Ramallah at this time to witness, first hand, the amount of security in preparation for President Bush’s visit…immense is an understatement… and it was not canceled. Anyway, I have to admit that this is probably the first time that I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. President… Hamas has brought nothing but misery to Palestine and the Palestinian people… and I quote: Hamas — which I thought ran on the campaign, ‘We’re going to improve your lives through better education and better health’ — has delivered nothing but misery. Doesn’t it sound like the most eloquent and logical thing ever uttered out of his mouth?!
Now, as far as his confidence in a peace treaty being signed before he leaves office, bearing in mind that he’s on a “timeline” and has “got only 12 months” left…well, it’s always good to have dreams! But then again, maybe God communicated to him that it will happen.
—Watching him live in Bethlehem - in the Church of Nativity was truly moving … Being the religious person he is, being a person whom God speaks to and instructs, I am sure it was a blessed, spiritual and peaceful experience for him to be in the birth place of Jesus. (not to mention Bush stood in the same place I stood last year…the only minute difference is the fact that he didn’t have to wait 3+ hours at the check-point to get to it… despite the challenges and obstacles to get there [Yes, even with my American passport], the Church of Nativity is always a destination I never miss on my annual visits to Palestine. I’ve established the ritual of lighting a candle for peace in Palestine and worldwide!)
—And so Bush goes down in history as the first US President to visit the West Bank! See:
Put a Caption on this picture:
And this one:
and this one:
This one?
Bush lighting candle for Peace:
But first…
and keep in mind that…
, Occupation, Wall, etc…
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Luai
on January 10th, 200812 months is plenty of time….but both sides need to be 150% committed…and I think that is what is truly lacking.
mo
on January 12th, 2008yes hamas failed to deliver the goods .. even i agree with that .. but the question is why .. i think this is where you and i part ways
mo
on January 12th, 2008رفض رئيس أساقفة سبسطية في بطريركية الروم الأرثوذكس في القدس المحتلة، المطران عطا الله حنا، استقبال الرئيس الأميركي جورج بوش في كنيسة المهد في بيت لحم أول من أمس.
وقد أثار امتناع المطران عطا الله حنا عن استقبال بوش ارتياحاً كبيراً في الأوساط الشعبية الفلسطينية، ولا سيما المسيحية، التي شعر كثير منها بالحرج من الاستقبال والتزلف الذي قدمه الرؤساء الدينيون للضيف الأميركي.
وقال أحد المواطنين المسيحيين في بيت لحم: «رفض استقبال مطران القدس عطا الله لجورج بوش رفع من معنوياتنا». وأضاف: «من العار استقبال صانع الحروب في مهد المسيح صانع السلام».
وكان حنا قد صرّح مطلع هذا الشهر، في لقاء مع اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في مخيم البقعة في الأردن، بأن «الرئيس الأميركي جورج بوش وما يقوم به لا علاقة له بالمسيحية، ولا علاقة له بالأخلاق المسيحية، ولا بالقيم المسيحية، وبالتالي نحن نرفض أيضاً السياسات الأميركية ودعمها المطلق لإسرائيل واحتلالها للعراق».
mo
on January 13th, 2008for those that cant read arabic ..
The Lebanon-based Al-Akhbar newspaper revealed Saturday that Dr. Attalla Hanna, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sabastia, has refused to receive US president George Bush at the Church of Nativity during his visit to Bethlehem last Thursday.
The newspaper added that this step taken by Hanna was met with satisfaction on the part of Palestinian Muslim and Christian community in Lebanon.
According to the newspaper, the majority of the Christian clergymen expressed their embarrassment for the warm reception given to the American President by clerical Christians during his visit to Bethlehem two days ago.
Hanna had announced at the beginning of this month in his meeting with Palestinian refugees in the Baqa’a camp in Jordan that Bush and his actions have nothing to do with Christianity and its values.
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in a related story …
Bethlehem’s 72 year old Christian mayor Victor Batarseh was not invited to meet Mr Bush, because he is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), an organization which the US State Department considers ‘terrorist’……
alurdunialhirr
on January 15th, 2008Don’t put your hopes too high for this war criminal just can’t believe the ignorance and the stupidity around here.
Iman
on January 15th, 2008alurdunialhirr, what ignorance and stupidity? obviously you did not understand anything from this post! I even added pictures to enhance the overall message. You’re so negative alurdunialhirr :D