Saturday, December 18, 2010

Bethlehem still waits for its stolen democracy

Wallwritings - A new Palestinian parliament was elected in the Occupied Territories on January 25, 2006. One month from this Christmas, Palestinians should have been celebrating the fifth anniversary of that democratic, internationally-monitored, election.

… There will be no celebration in January, 2011. Instead, Bethlehem, the West Bank, and Gaza still wait for the democracy that was stolen from them.

… Palestinians remain trapped in a military occupation the Israeli government forced the world to accept because the “wrong” party won. Read more