Beit Sahour

31.70029135.216612Koordinaten: 31 ° 42 'N, 35 ° 13' O

Bait sahur (Arabic بيت ساحور, DMG Bait Sāḩūr, also Beit Sahour ) is a Palestinian town east of Bethlehem in the West Bank. The population of 15,400 inhabitants, 80 percent Christian and 20 percent Muslim.

  • 3.1 Roman Catholic pastoral fields of the Franciscans ( The it - Siar )
  • 3.2 Orthodox Shepherds' Fields with Monastery ( The he - Ra'wat )
  • 3.3 Marienbrunnen ( Bir as- Sydah )

History

Intifada

Bait sahur is the starting point of various political activities. The city played an important role in the first and second intifada, when residents Bait Sahurs as a sign of protest using force -free actions.

During these two intifadas in the Bait sahur based Palestinian Center for Rapprochement in between Peoples (PCR ) under George Rishmawi called on to nonviolent actions led by the International Solidarity Movement. As a sign of reconciliation invited the PCR during the first intifada in the action " Break Bread, Not Bones" (in German: Break bread, not bone ) a Israelis to a Sabbath in Palestinian families.

Part of the non-violent resistance was a tax boycott, during the first intifada in 1989 under the slogan " No taxation without representation ". Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was responsible for the suppression of the Intifada, said "We will teach them there is a price for Refusing the laws of Israel. " (We 'll teach people that had to pay a price for it, the laws of Israel, not observed ), the Israeli military authorities imposed a curfew on the city 42tägige, blocked food supplies, severed telephone lines, and arrested 40 residents of the city. In addition, the army broke into homes and stole / requisitioned funds the military government of Israel prevented the Consuls General of Belgium, the United Kingdom United Kingdom, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Sweden in an attempt to Beit Sahour to enter and get an idea about the impact to make the Israeli policy ..

The military government of Israel had after the Israeli Gesetzgebeung the right to invent their own fantasy taxes. During the Intifada, the taxes for "broken windows " for " rocket attacks " were as collective punishment ( by caused by Saddam Hussein's Iraq missile strike in the second Gulf War) and for " stone damage " (caused by violent protests " ) levied. In this way, had to Palestinian taxes pay for damages for which they were not responsible.

The UN Security Council worked on the adoption of a resolution calling on Israel to repay the monies seized. The U.S. veto prevented the adoption of this resolution.

Recent History

The Alternative Information Centre is also to share in the Bait sahur.

The city council of Bait sahur, Elias Rishmawi, is co-founder of the Alternative Tourism Group ( ATG), a non-governmental organization that travels to Israel and Palestine offers. The impact of the Israeli occupation is illustrated on the Palestinian population on the basis of the olive harvest.

Economy

Bait Sahurs economy is largely based on tourism and on related industries such as Olivenholzschnitzwerk. In addition, agriculture and labor taking a role to play in Israel. The city benefited to a greater extent from the " Bethlehem 2000 " project, which provided for the renovation of tourist attractions, hotels and the connected transactions before the turn of the millennium.

The social and economic sectors have been hit hard in September 2000 by the events of the Second Intifada affected.

Religion

The city is located, according to tradition in the field, where according to the New Testament camped those shepherds, where the birth of Jesus Christ was first announced. While this is not historically proven to be close to Bethlehem and still ideal pasture landscape with caves leave this localization but seem logical. Therefore, on the municipality there are the " shepherds fields" relics from the promulgation of the Christmas message to the shepherds (Luke 2:1-20 ). The shepherd said, and the words " Hirtenfeld " (Arabic حقل الرعاة ) also appear in the coat of arms of Bait sahur.

Roman Catholic pastoral fields of the Franciscans ( The it - Siar )

On the site there are several cisterns and caves are in the way you have to imagine a stable at the time of Jesus. About this grotto, a chapel was built in the form of a tent 1953-1954. It is an attraction for tourists, especially on Christmas Eve.

Orthodox Shepherds' Fields with Monastery ( The he - Ra'wat )

On the site there is an underground church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary ( mother of Jesus). There also alleged graves are shown from three of those shepherds to whom the message of Christmas was announced. In addition to this grotto, a new church was built.

Mary's Well ( Bir as- Sydah )

In the city center there is a cistern, said to have been dug by Isaac, the son of Abraham, and said to have drunk out of Mary in the flight into Egypt. In a chapel was built.

Twin Cities

Bait sahur has 25 sister cities, especially in Italy and France:

  • Italy Anghiari, Italy
  • Italy Mira, Italy
  • Italy Quattro Castella, Italy
  • Italy Rimini, Italy
  • Italy Rufina, Italy
  • Italy Pelago, Italy
  • Italy Agliana, Italy
  • Italy Pistoia, Italy
  • Italy Serravalle Pistoiese, Italy
  • Italy Quarrata, Italy
  • France Grigny, France
  • France Maurepas, France
  • Givors France, France
  • France Clichy, France
  • France Vaulx -en -Velin, France
  • France Romans- sur -Isere, France
  • Opsterland Netherlands, The Netherlands
  • Germany Xanten, Germany
  • Qatar Doha, Qatar
  • Jordan
  • Chile
  • Greece

Sons and daughters of the town

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