Bethlehem Under Occupation; In the absence of all hope, we cry out our cry of hope

Bethlehem Under Occupation; In the absence of all hope, we cry out our cry of hope

Juan Cole 12/25/2009

Aljazeera English reports on the economic difficulties facing the Palestinian Christians of Bethlehem:

Palestinian Christians are calling on the world community to end their occupation, saying, “In the absence of all hope, we cry out our cry of hope.”

For more on Palestinian Christians see Timothy Seidel.

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page

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