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Bethlehem (Aramaic for House of Laham, the Canaanitic God of Sustenance) area is decked in colors and the best and most beautiful lights are the smiles on the faces of our children. On Saturday evening, we attended a Christian service that was a joint service with the National Cathedral in Washington DC. The Palestinian children bell choir was uplifting. Children led the lighting of the candles at churches, the singing, and the choirs and they outnumbered adults in most activities. We were blessed by visited homes of poor children of different faiths. On Monday 3500 members of marching bands/scouts (most youth under 18) led parades near the apartheid wall separating Jerusalem from Bethlehem towards the Nativity square. Some of the marching youth were Muslims. The marching band from Gaza (Christian and Muslim) was not allowed to participate by the Israeli occupation authorities. Earlier in the day, children in the square formed a large peace symbol and the words “LOVE ALL” with their bodies in front of the massive Christmas tree in the square. The United Nations Work and Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) had banners asking people to remember the suffering children in Gaza and Syria.
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Originally posted by TFCJay
Jesus was born in Israel.
Originally posted by TFCJay
Jesus was born in Israel.
Bethlehem is a Palestinian city located in the central West Bank, neighboring south Jerusalem, with a population of about 25,000 people.[4][5] It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority. The economy is primarily tourist-driven.[6][7]
The Hebrew Bible identifies Bethlehem as the city David was from. The New Testament identifies Bethlehem as the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth. The town is inhabited by one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, although the size of the community has shrunk due to emigration.
Originally posted by TFCJay
So, would the OP be correct in saying Jesus was born in Palestine?
Why are people not so quick to correct him?
Originally posted by DarknStormy
Originally posted by TFCJay
So, would the OP be correct in saying Jesus was born in Palestine?
It is well known Jesus was born in Palestine.
Why are people not so quick to correct him?
What needs to be corrected? You were the one who said he was born in Israel.
Originally posted by buster2010
No permits for people between the ages of 16 and 35? What kind of moronic logic is that based on.
Originally posted by TFCJay
reply to post by DarknStormy
Do you believe every story you read?
It that is the case, you really should not read anything by Stephen King.
Originally posted by Corruption Exposed
reply to post by TFCJay
The land has had many names over the years.
Israel wasn't officially established until 1948.
Just saying.
The desert kingdom emerged out of the post-World War I division of the Middle East by Britain and France. In 1922 the Hashemite Emirate was recognized by the League of Nations as a state under the British Mandate for Palestine, known as The Emirate of Transjordan. The population at that time was largely made up of tribes which had taken part in the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. Today, those original inhabitants - known as East Bank Jordanians - are outnumbered by the descendants of Palestinian refugees. The first ruler of Jordan, the Hashemite Abdullah I was born in Mecca and played a leading role in the Great Arab Revolt. In 1946, Jordan became an independent sovereign state officially known as the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. After capturing the West Bank area of Cisjordan during the 1948–49 war with Israel, Abdullah I took the title King of Jordan and Palestine, and he officially changed the country's name to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in April 1949.
Originally posted by Patriotsrevenge
For the Second time. Palestine was a REGION in biblical times and has never ever been recognized as a state!!!!
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan would be pretty pissed if you took their land for a Palestine state based on your assumptions. Jordan was suppose to be the home for the Arabs that occupied Israel.
Originally posted by CatrionaBeldame
What an amazing picture. Thank you for sharing.