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  • 18 Dec 2007
    Australian church leaders speak out on Bethlehem and Israel-Palestine

    As international calls for justice for Bethlehem mount again at Christmastide, Australian church leaders returned from a visit to their region have added their voices to those supporting the beleagured city of Jesus' birth.

  • 28 Nov 2007
    Charity sells Bethlehem nativity scene complete with Separation Wall

    A UK based Christian charity has launched a new version of the Christmas nativity scene including the Israeli Separation Wall.

  • 15 Nov 2007
    London concert will highlight Bethlehem's plight this Christmas

    An all-star concert in London on 7 December 2007 will highlight the plight of the people of Bethlehem this Christmas, as they live in social isolation and impoverishment as a result of the separation wall built by Israel.

  • 26 Mar 2007
    UN head speaks out over Israel's 'Separation Wall'

    The secretary-general of the United Nations yesterday toured a Palestinian refugee camp and spoke of the "very sad and tragic" results of the controversial security wall erected by Israel.

  • 25 Jan 2007
    US church leaders keep focus on an Israel-Palestine solution

    Nearly 40 leaders from a broad coalition of US Christian denominations have sent a letter to President George W. Bush asking that he "make Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, in the context of a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace initiative" a priority for his administration.

  • 3 Jan 2007
    UK documentary follows peace pilgrimage in Israel-Palestine

    A television documentary following British church leaders on a recent pre-Christmas 'pilgrimage of peace' to the Israel Palestine ‚Ä' and particularly Bethlehem, traditionally held to be the birthplace of Jesus ‚Ä' is due to be screened this weekend.

  • 23 Dec 2006
    Bethlehem will not be forgotten, says Archbishop of Canterbury

    The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has told the people of Bethlehem that neither they, nor the pressures that they live under are forgotten in the West. During a pilgrimage to Bethlehem where he has joined three other senior English church leaders, Dr Williams addressed the city's civic representatives, stressing that problems had to be solved by people working together.

  • 20 Dec 2006
    Americans not sure where Bethlehem is, survey shows

    Though their government plays a determinative role in the region, most Americans are not too sure about where Bethlehem is and who lives there. Many believe that is an Israeli town inhabited by a mixture of Jews and Muslims, a pre-Christmas survey of US perceptions of the city has shown - reports Independent Catholic News.

  • 18 Dec 2006
    Christmas is about God sharing our insecurity, says archbishop

    The upcoming English church leaders' visit to Bethlehem reminds us that the world is mired in violence and insecurity, and that it is in just such a world that God came to accompany us in Jesus, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams said in a talk for BBC Radio 2's Pause for Thought today.

  • 14 Dec 2006
    Local churches urged to support Advent pilgrimage to Bethlehem

    Anglican, Catholic, Free Church and Orthodox leaders in England are asking parish churches and local congregations throughout the country to pray for ‚Äòthe little town of Bethlehem' as they approach the final week of Advent ‚Ä' the Church's season of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.