TCEP Citizenship
City of Bethlehem
Bethlehem Municipality's History of Bethlehem and Historical Framework pages on the Bethlehem City section of the website make interesting reading. See also the Facebook page.
On 28 December 2011 Clerics fought at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity.
The 24 December 2011 BBC News video report by John Donnison about Christmas in Bethlehem, was preceded by his video report about the reducing number of shepherd's in Bethlehem and the difficulties they encountered.
Christmas greetings were exchanged in 2010 between Richard West, Founder of The Chaucer Education Project and Dr. Victor Batarseh, Mayor of Bethlehem. The Canterbury Times newspaper 6 January 2011 edition Cloisters column by Tom Beckett on page twenty-three mentions the letters but without all the City of Canterbury twinning links, corrected by Richard West in his letter published in the 20 January 2011 edition on page twenty-three.
Your Canterbury newspaper 5 January 2011 edition published the letters on page eight.
Wyre Davies's 24 December 2010 BBC video highlights squabbling between church owners hindering repairs being made to the Church of the Nativity.
The history of the middle east peace talks is described on this BBC page.
Bethlehem University was founded in 1973 and is the first university established on the West Bank. The video Bethlehem University: Beacon of Hope outlines the type of student difficulty encountered.
The Palestinian National Authority's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Visit Palestine website outlines attractions and other information for visitors.
The Holy Land Trust was established in Bethlehem in 1998 to peacefully empower the community.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Occupied Palestinian Territory website contains the latest news about Gaza.
With acknowledgement to: Bethlehem Municipality; and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. and the West Bank.
Copyright Richard West. Page updated 16 December 2012.