Mar Saba Monastery

Nativity trail to open in Palestine

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Between Jenin and Nablus, West Bank - 16 December 2008
1. Wide of biblical-looking field with sheep and goat
2. Wide of biblical-looking field with shepherd and cattle
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Outside Bethlehem, West Bank - 16 December, 2008
3. Medium shot of donkey with group of trail organisers and friends walking behind it
4. Group walks in desert among goat
5. Group walking in desert with view of desert
6. Group huddled around map of region
7. Close up on map, Michel Awad, who is one of the trail organisers, marks map with pen
8. Close up on Michel Awad, tilt down to GPS, pull out to medium
9. Group walks away with sun beating down
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Mar Saba monastery, east of Bethlehem, West Bank - 16 December 2008
10. Group arrives to Mar Saba monastery
11. Medium of group looking at monastery
12. Wide of monastery
13. Medium of monks' housing
14. Medium of monastery
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Reverend Imad Haddad, of the Lutheran Church of Beit Sahour:
Joseph, Mary, when they came from Nazareth, they must have (fumbles his words) walked these lands. When I read the bible and hear about their walk, and see the Nativity Church, I can better understand what does this mean to me. I can relate much better when I see the land and walk it to the difficulties that they passed through, coming from Nazareth to Bethlehem.
16. Group walks up stairs near monastery
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Reverend Imad Haddad, of the Lutheran Church of Beit Sahour:
The only way I can describe it is a difficult walk. Imagine a pregnant lady walking from Nazareth to Bethlehem, all this way without any good roads, only through the deserts into this place. How was it? How difficult was it, do you think?
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Outside Bethlehem, West Bank - 16 December, 2008
18. Palestinian boy rides on donkey
19. Group walks past a herd of goats
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Mar Saba monastery, east of Bethlehem, West Bank - 16 December 2008
20. Group enters cave where monks used to gather to take the Eucharist
21. Interior of cave with group listening to guide's explanations
22. Close up on Imad Haddad listening to guide
22. Close up on Rami Kassis, who is promoting the trail to tourists
23. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ayman Abu Alzulos, who will guide tourists when the trail opens up to tourists:
Hundreds of monks used to live here in the 5th century, 6th century until our day. And this is very special to this place: that life has never stopped since the 5th century here. We've always had monks living here.
24. Group leaves the cave
25. Group walks away from monastery
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Outside Bethlehem, West Bank - 16 December, 2008
26. Group walks part of the Nativity Trail, with Bethlehem in background
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Beit Sahour, West Bank - 16 December, 2008
27. Group walks through a shepherd's field, with plaque in forefront
28. Group descends into shepherd's cave, like the one where Jesus is believed to have been born
29. SOUNDBITE: (English) Reverend Imad Haddad, of the Lutheran Church of Beit Sahour
The shepherds from this cave, from this place, came out to Bethlehem to announce the birth of Jesus. Just imagine how amazing it is to be here.
29. Group exits cave through staircase
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Beit Sahour, West Bank - 16 December, 2008
30. Group walks through an olive grove
31. Wide of olive grove, with Israeli security barrier and Israeli settlement in background
32. Group approaches security barrier and stops
33. Close up on sign prohibiting people from crossing fence
34. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rami Kassis, Director, Alternative Tourism Group, who is promoting the trail for tourists.
35. Israeli border police approach security barrier
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Why you should visit the Nativity Church in Bethlehem?

You can visit various religious sites like the Nativity Church in Bethlehem, the Milk Grotto, and the Mar Saba Monastery.

In villages near Bethlehem, as in you can walk there, there are places like Shepherd’s Field and Virgin Mary’s Well.

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Palestinians push Nativity church as UNESCO site

(24 Jun 2012) The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is at the centre of the latest disagreement between Palestinians and Israelis.
The Palestinians are aiming to obtain World Heritage status for the iconic Christian site - as the newest members of the United Nation's cultural arm.
Many believe this will boost their own campaign for legitimacy.
The effort by the Palestinian Authority, like its overall efforts for global recognition for an independent Palestinian state, is drawing resistance.
It may fail at the World Heritage Committee meeting in Saint Petersburg on Sunday.
A committee of experts has already turned down the emergency bid to quickly confer on the Church of the Nativity, and its pilgrimage route, the status as an endangered World Heritage site, saying the application needs more work.
Even custodians of the holy site, the Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Armenian churches are opposed, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.
The church - which drew some two (m) million visitors last year and parts of which are 1,500 years old - stands above the grotto that Christians believe was the birthplace of Jesus.
The World Heritage candidacy of the Church of the Nativity and the pilgrimage route is one way for the Palestinians to prove they are responsible stewards of the site which draws tourists from all over the world.
Negotiations with Israel on the terms of a Palestinian state have been frozen since 2008, mainly because the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have failed to reach enough common ground for meaningful talks.
Protecting the cultures of the world is among UNESCO's core missions and there is little doubt the Church of the Nativity - with a history of leaking problems from the roof - is in need of repair.



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TeleSUR DIY Destinations - Palestine Part 3: Wadi Qelt, St. George Monastery, Dead Sea, Cable Car

In part 3 of TeleSUR's Part 3, we'll visit the Nablus' famous 800 year old virgin soap factory, try out some of the amazing sweets such as Zalabia Kari, Halva, Kunfa, Kolaj. We'll also visit the ancient Turkish bathhouse. In the morning, we'll visit the Jesus path from the St. George Monastery by Wadi Qelt. Lastly, Jericho' Herod’s Palace (Tulul Abu el-Alayiq), Hisham’s Palace (5 KM in Khirbat al-Mafjar), Jericho Cable Car and Mount of Temptation and lastly the Dead Sea.

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This is a timeline of major events in the History of Jerusalem; a city that had been fought over sixteen times in its history. During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times.

Viagem pela Palestina

A jornalista Cassiana Pizaia viaja para a Palestina, com uma ideia em mente: conhecer um país que não aparece no noticiário. Guiados por Ruaida Rabah, presidente do Conselho de Cidadãos Brasileiros na Palestina, eles chegam a lugares sagrados, sítios arqueológicos, cidades históricas e comunidades que cultivam oliveiras centenárias e um modo de vida ancestral. A jornada começa na fronteira com a Jordânia, passa por Jerusalém e atravessa o país, passando por terras férteis e desertos, igrejas e mosteiros milenares até chegar à cidade mais antiga do mundo. O filme, cheio de histórias e surpresas, revela uma Palestina fascinante, ainda pouco conhecida dos brasileiros.

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PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: The occupation plants corruption among us… If we don't have it, it brings us corrupt people and corrupters. Therefore, we see substances like cannabis and drugs etc., and also spoiled goods which are always accepted in our land, from them, because they want to fight our existence… They don't want us to have a future.
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The name Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἑκκλησία, Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía, IPA: [elinorˈθoðoksi ekliˈsia]), or Greek Orthodoxy, is a term referring to the body of several Churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the Septuagint and New Testament, and whose history, traditions, and theology are rooted in the early Church Fathers and the culture of the Byzantine Empire. Greek Orthodox Christianity has also traditionally placed heavy emphasis and awarded high prestige to traditions of Christian monasticism and asceticism, with origins in Early Christianity in the Near East and in Byzantine Anatolia. Today, the most important centres of Christian Orthodox monasticism are Saint Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt), Meteora at Thessaly in Greece, Mount Athos in Greek Macedonia, Mar Saba in the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank, and the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian on the island of Patmos in Greece.
Historically, the term Greek Orthodox has also been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox Churches in general, since Greek in Greek Orthodox can refer to the heritage of the Byzantine Empire. During the first eight centuries of Christian history, most major intellectual, cultural, and social developments in the Christian Church took place within the Empire or in the sphere of its influence, where the Greek language was widely spoken and used for most theological writings. Over time, most parts of the liturgy, traditions, and practices of the church of Constantinople were adopted by all, and still provide the basic patterns of contemporary Orthodoxy. Thus, the Eastern Church came to be called Greek Orthodox in the same way that the Western Church is called Roman Catholic. However, the appellation Greek was abandoned by the Slavic and other Eastern Orthodox churches in connection with their peoples' national awakenings, from as early as the 10th century A.D. Thus, today it is generally only those churches that are most closely tied to Greek or Byzantine culture that are called Greek Orthodox.

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The name Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἑκκλησία, Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía, IPA: [elinorˈθoðoksi ekliˈsia]), or Greek Orthodoxy, is a term referring to the body of several Churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the Septuagint and New Testament, and whose history, traditions, and theology are rooted in the early Church Fathers and the culture of the Byzantine Empire. Greek Orthodox Christianity has also traditionally placed heavy emphasis and awarded high prestige to traditions of Christian monasticism and asceticism, with origins in Early Christianity in the Near East and in Byzantine Anatolia. Today, the most important centres of Christian Orthodox monasticism are Saint Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt), Meteora at Thessaly in Greece, Mount Athos in Greek Macedonia, Mar Saba in the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank, and the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian on the island of Patmos in Greece.
Historically, the term Greek Orthodox has also been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox Churches in general, since Greek in Greek Orthodox can refer to the heritage of the Byzantine Empire. During the first eight centuries of Christian history, most major intellectual, cultural, and social developments in the Christian Church took place within the Empire or in the sphere of its influence, where the Greek language was widely spoken and used for most theological writings. Over time, most parts of the liturgy, traditions, and practices of the church of Constantinople were adopted by all, and still provide the basic patterns of contemporary Orthodoxy. Thus, the Eastern Church came to be called Greek Orthodox in the same way that the Western Church is called Roman Catholic. However, the appellation Greek was abandoned by the Slavic and other Eastern Orthodox churches in connection with their peoples' national awakenings, from as early as the 10th century A.D. Thus, today it is generally only those churches that are most closely tied to Greek or Byzantine culture that are called Greek Orthodox.

West Bank - Jericho and Mount of Temptation

Jericho is a town in the West Bank, located within the Jericho Governorate, near the Jordan River.
Believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of over 20 successive settlements there, dating back to 8000 BCE. Jericho has a population of approximately 25,000 Palestinians.

Jericho is mentioned in the Jewish Hebrew Bible (the Christian Old Testament), over 70 times. Jericho is also mentioned several times in the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Hebrews.

The summit of Mount of Temptation, rising to a height of 350 meters above sea level and commanding a magnificent and panoramic view of the Jordan Valley, is the site where Jesus spent forty days and forty nights fasting and meditating during the temptation of Satan, about 3 km northwest of Jericho.

A Greek Orthodox monastery was built in the 6th century over the cave where Christ stayed.

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The Serbian Orthodox Church comprises the majority of the population in Serbia, Montenegro, and the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is organized into metropolises and eparchies located primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia, but also all over the world where Serb diaspora lives.
The Serbian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, member of the Eastern Orthodox communion. Serbian Patriarch serves as first among equals in his church; the current patriarch is Irinej. The Church achieved autocephalous status in 1219 under the leadership of St. Sava, becoming independent Archbishopric of Žiča. Its status was elevated to that of a patriarchate in 1346, and was known afterwards as the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. This patriarchate was abolished by the Ottoman Turks in 1766. The modern Serbian Orthodox Church was re-established in 1920 after the unification of the Patriarchate of Karlovci, the Metropolitanate of Belgrade and the Metropolitanate of Montenegro.