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No. 38 of 47. First published 24 Dec 2007. Leaving the Mount of Olives, we travelled north through occupied Palestinian territory to Ramallah, the administrative capital of Palestine. Ramallah is a bustling, if dirty, city, with plenty of evidence of construction and other economic activity. We visited the impressive memorial to Nobel Peace Prize winner Yasser Arafat, and …
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No. 32 of 47. First published 22 Dec 2007. From the office of the Governor of Jenin, our Australian delegation was escorted on a tour of the infamous Jenin Refugee Camp, and then out of town to Faqqu'a Village, where Australian humanitarian aid delivers water to Palestinian homess. At the Refugee Camp, bombed by Israeli …
No. 31 of 47. First published 21 Dec 2007. It's 8.45 am on Friday 7 December 2007, and we're driving north from Jerusalem with our nine-member Australian delegation, heading for restricted West Bank land. Our guide today is Ramzi Zananiri from theย International Christian Committeeย and theย Near East Council of Churches. Travelling through Israel up the controversial …
No. 29 of 47. First published 21 Dec 2007. A Christmas Reflection on PalestineBy SONJA KARKAR19 December 2007 As Christmas approaches this year, the thoughts of Christians all over the world will once again turn to Bethlehem, the holy town where Jesus was born over two millennia ago. Voices will be raised in joyful celebration …
No. 27 of 47. First published 18 Dec 2007. On Thursday 6 December 2007 our delegation met with Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, at the offices of the Jerusalem Inter-Church Center. Bishop Younan told us that, in his opinion, the root cause of all …
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