Manger Square

Seven Nights 4: Contact point
Chapter four in the nighttime journey is a tale of two parties. For other nights click here. If you think the nights I skip in this chronicle are uneventful, think again fast. On Wednesday I was rushed to the airport with an immigration scandal. A young American who flew in to intern with a company for…
By Yuval Ben-Ami August 10, 2015
The Beaten Path: Time traveling in Bethlehem (part 7)
Seeking the past in a land with an overwhelming present can be challenging, and ever more so in the extremely compact city of Bethlehem. Part seven of Yuval Ben-Ami’s journey. If you want the world to hate you, turn Bethlehem into a prison. I can’t fully fathom why my government wants the world to hate it…
By Yuval Ben-Ami November 17, 2014
A child holds a spent tear gas cartridge labeled "Made in U.S.A." as Bethlehem-area activists displayed U.S.-made crowd control weapons in Manger Square, West Bank, December 2, 2013. (photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)
PHOTOS: Tear gas not the only thing connecting Ferguson and Palestine
The tear gas used by the police in Ferguson, Missouri and the Israeli military in the West Bank is only one of several factors that connects the violence against unarmed youth in both communities. Text and photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org The New York Times’ Robert Mackey recently tweeted a photo of the tear gas…
By Activestills August 18, 2014
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