"It found that people in the Arab countries do not hate America or Americans or American culture or democracy. They just hate our foreign policy." Charley...
August 20, 2002 Suzan Sahori Israeli troops have withdrawn from Central Bethlehem District Early last night the news started to spread that Israeli troops will...
I've been back in Bethlehem for a few days. The situation here is better now than when I left. It's also better in Bethlehem than it is in the rest of the...
Late last night there were smaller demonstrations in Bethlehem like those in other West Bank towns. Some gunshots were fired, church bells rang, and people...
*************************************** Israel gave no indication that it would pay heed to the text (UN resolution), bringing new dangers for America. Some...
My apologies to those who could not access my "News from Bethlehem" website during the last few weeks. I blamed the problem on everything from AOL to Apple,...
Israelis Order Demolition of 120 Homes by Bob Wing editor, War Times www.war-times.org Beit Sahour, West Bank October 6, 2002 Israeli courts have upheld an...
6 Palestinians Killed, Israel Blamed (Edited to only include sections on Bethlehem - Beit Jala) Sun Oct 13, 7:16 PM ET By IBRAHIM HAZBOUN, Associated Press...
Oct. 16, 2002 IDF closes off roads to Bethlehem's Rachel Tomb, witnesses say By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IDF troops blocked streets leading to Rachels' Tomb, at...
For first time, Arafat bans rallies in support of Saddam KHALED ABU TOAMEH Oct. 20, 2002 The Palestinian Authority has decided to ban rallies in support of ...
US Congress leaders push for military action against Hezbollah, Hamas By MAXIM KNIAZKOV Agence France Presse 18 November 2002 WASHINGTON -- The United States...
For photos of some of the places Sandra mentions in her article, you can visit my website: http://www.bobmay.info Thanks, Bob ... Dear Friends, Over the last...
It's been a week, and we're still under curfew in Bethlehem with not a single break to go out and get food. Here's a Thanksgiving Message from my friend Sandra...
It's been two weeks, and we're still under this particular curfew in Bethlehem. (I believe Bethlehem has been under curfew about four months this year.)...
Curfew: Day 23 of this particular curfew? Something like that. I forget. It's easy to forget the day of the week too. Each day is pretty much like the...
Every day now there are dozens of stories about Bethlehem in the news. I've included one of the best from the past week. If you haven't received your...
Bishara Awad, President, Bethlehem Bible College It is the Christmas season and many of you will be singing the beautiful carol: "O Little town of Bethlehem,...
If you like photos from the West Bank, I've put together my most popular images of the year: http://www.bobmay.info/palestine_photos2002.htm Peace, Bob...
It's been several weeks since I last sent news from Bethlehem. Since then, it's been a cycle of curfew on and off. Currently we've been under curfew for...
Israel Sets Tight Security Before Vote By MARK LAVIE, Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM - Israeli security forces on Monday barred Palestinians from entering...
The attempted confiscation of the Nassar family farmland is a typical example of the daily injustices facing Palestinians here in the West Bank. Israeli...
In the last couple of weeks I've received some good articles that you might like. They're posted under the articles section on http://www.bobmay.info Think...
James Bennet/NYT The New York Times Tuesday, February 18, 2003 BETHLEHEM Claire Anastas, 34, spent most of the last week trying to keep her four children...
An Israeli undercover unit has shot dead a 10-year-old Palestinian girl and wounded her parents and 15-year-old sister in Bethlehem in what a military source...
Legendary birthplace faces a slow death A 30-foot-high concrete wall will destroy what is left of the little town of Bethlehem By Alfredo Lanier. Alfredo...
U.K. peace activist shot by IDF troops By Tsahar Rotem, Haaretz Correspondent and News Agencies On Friday, IDF troops firing from a tank critically wounded a...
Hundreds of Palestinian Minors in Custody By JASON KEYSER, Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM - About 300 Palestinian minors have been rounded up in Israeli...
Last evening George and I were teaching a computer class there. Today all the computers are gone. Bob Crack-down on foreign entry to territories, ISM office...
Letters to the Editor Feeling their pain We live so close to each other and yet we do not feel one another's pain. When a suicide bomber succeeds in killing...