Ahmad Al'Azzeh and Sami Awad, Executive Director of Holy Land Trust, are among those featured in this new documentary film about Palestinian nonviolence.

From the website: "Sami, Ahmad, Yonatan come from radically different backgrounds in a land of unending war. Yet, against all odds, including some within their Israeli and Palestinian communities, they are able to find common ground. They walk a path of non-violent struggle in lockstep with Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi. For them courage is found not in taking up arms, but setting them down once and for all and extending a hand in peace.

"From the award-winning team that brought you End of the Spear (2006) and Miss HIV (2007) comes director Jim Hanon's latest documentary, Little Town of Bethlehem. Unscripted and unrehearsed, discover the humanity lurking behind an ancient cycle of violence."

Visit the Website:
http://www.littletownofbethlehem.org/

Find a Screening Near you:
http://littletownofbethlehem.org/screenings/

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We've begun posting a few select photos from the 2010 Palestine Summer Encounter program. Enjoy!

We've begun posting a few select photos from Middle East Fellowship's 2010 Damascus Summer Encounter program. Enjoy!

From the Holy Land Trust website: Tuesday, 06 July 2010

How Palestine Summer Encounter led to a photoblog and new fabric designs for an artistic pair of travelers.

After having heard about the Palestine Summer Encounter program through friends, Jonathan and Amanda Apgar knew that they wanted to try coming to Bethlehem for a summer.