White People in Keffiyehs

By meuriarte January 5, 2010

I was in Bethlehem with four White friends, and by White I mean Caucasian American. We were greeted at the House of Peace Hostel by an elderly couple who welcomed us into their “prison of air.” Paul, their son, escorted us around town to make sure we did not get lost or hassled. At dinner…

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Christmas Chinese Balloons

By meuriarte December 29, 2009

Bethlehem, Christmas Eve 2009. It was a dark, still night. I huddled close with friends and drank hot tea poured from a thermos by a vendor circulating the crowd to keep warm. Red and blue lights illuminated the crosses over the Church of the Nativity. A towering fir tree glistened on the side of the…

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