Betlehem; Lebih baik di bawah otoritas Palestina atau Israel ?

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Kisah Gubernur Kristen Palestina
Jumat, 28 Desember 2012, 08:47 WIB



REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, Wanita Kristen Arab bernama Vera Baboun mampu memenangi kursi Gubernur kota Bethlehem Palestina pada 20 Oktober lalu. Baboun yang mengusung bendera Fatah tidak tertahankan menjadi wanita pertama yang menjabat sebagai gubernur di kota keramat bagi umat Kristiani tersebut.

Beberapa lalu, Baboun mengungkapkan kisahnya selama tiga bulan menjadi gubernur di wilayah Palestina. Di kantornya yang menghadap ke arah Basilika Bethlehem, Baboun mengungkapkan bahwa menjadi seorang Gubernur memiliki tantangan yang tidak mudah. Terlebih, wilayahnya masih berada di bawah kekangan negeri Zionis Israel.

Namun, semua tantangan tidak tidak membuat Baboun gentar. Sebaliknya, pernyataan Israel bahwa wilayah Palestina tidak aman mampu Baboun mentahkan. "Terbukti, turis yang masuk ke wilayah kami meningkat 20 sampai 25 persen," ujar Baboun seperti dikutip kantor berita ANSA.

Wanita yang menjadi kandidat perah gelar Doktor dalam kajian ilmu wanita ini mengungkapkan bahwa dukungan baginya teramat luas. Selain dari dalam negeri, dia mengaku mendapat sokongan bagi Palestina dari luar negara. Dia mencontohkan dukungan adanya dukungan kuat bagi Palestina dari masyarakat Chili. "Banyak dukungan bagi kami, Palestina. Itu yang membuat kami kuat,"

Baboun yang berbicara di kursi kerja yang diapit foto mendiang Yasser Arafat dan Presiden Palestina Mahmoud Abbas, tidak lupa berpesan. Pesan diutarakan Baboun kepada warga Palestina, khususnya Bethlehem, yang ada di luar negeri. "Marilah kita bersama membangun bangsa ini. Tidak peduli apakah kalian kembali ke negeri ini atau tidak, mari kita membangun Palesina," ujar Baboun

Jika bisa memilih, apakah penduduk Betlehem Kristen lebih suka di bawah pemerintahan Israel atau Palestina?

[Phooey]

Jika bisa memilih, apakah penduduk Betlehem Kristen lebih suka di bawah pemerintahan Israel atau Palestina?

Kalo dari contoh diatas, pasti dipilih berdasarkan akar bangsa terlebih dahulu.
Penduduknya milih Palestina....

Emang kenapa Bro ?
 

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Kalo dari contoh diatas, pasti dipilih berdasarkan akar bangsa terlebih dahulu.
Penduduknya milih Palestina....

Emang kenapa Bro ?
 

Hanya ingin tahu saja om, kalau diberi pilihan, siapa yang dipilih penduduk Kristen Betlehem.

 

[Phooey]

Hanya ingin tahu saja om, kalau diberi pilihan, siapa yang dipilih penduduk Kristen Betlehem.

 

Saya pikir .... saya mau diajak Bro Salt ke Betlehem   

[WorldPeace8281]

trit sampah, propaganda adlh hal wajar bagi cecurut separatis. ane liat juga OPM ngepropagandain dukungan dr Muslim Papua juga: http://papuapost.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/ismael-asso-islam-mendukung-papua-merdeka/

apakah itu berarti org Muslim juga kudu ikutan ngedukung OPM juga ? THINK !

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Bethlehem's Church Of The Nativity Renovation Underway; Jesus' Birthplace Site Gets Urgent Attention
By DANIELA BERRETTA 12/12/13 02:23 AM ET EST    AP

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — As visitors descend upon Bethlehem this holiday season, they will notice a different look for the Church of the Nativity. Wrapped in scaffolding, the basilica located at the traditional site of Jesus' birth is undergoing a much-needed facelift after 600 years.

Experts say that water is leaking from the rooftop and threatens to cause serious damage to mosaics and other priceless items.

Project manager Afif Tweme said the first stage of the project began in September and is addressing the most pressing issues: the rooftop and windows.

"The water also has a bad effect on the plastering surfaces, on the mosaics, on the floors, on the frescoes. It could damage any, any historical elements inside the church," said Tweme, who works for the "Community Development Group," a Palestinian engineering consulting firm.

The companies carrying out the works are obliged to minimize any disruptions to visitors and make sure that pilgrims can "pass freely inside the church and safely," he added.

The church is one of Christianity's most visited and sacred shrines. Standing above the grotto where, according to tradition, Jesus was born, the church attracted more than 2 million visitors last year. But the building, with remnants up to 1,500 years old, has been neglected for decades.

Both the World Monuments Fund, a U.S.-based nonprofit group dedicated to protecting historic sites, and the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO have placed the church on their lists of endangered sites. And a high-tech survey by a consortium of Italian experts in 2011 called for urgent repairs.

The city of Bethlehem is situated in a part of the West Bank where the Palestinians have self-rule. The Western-backed Palestinian Authority has taken the lead and is financing a great portion of the works, said Ziad al-Bandak, an adviser on Christian affairs to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

He said the government has provided $1 million, while an additional $800,000 is coming from the private sector. The rest is coming from European countries such as France, Hungary, Russia and Greece, contributing to the roughly $3 million in total needed for the first phase, al-Bandak said.

Beyond the painstaking process of preserving a delicate holy site, the work has been complicated by the sensitive relations among the three Christian denominations that share ownership of the church.

The Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian churches have traditionally viewed each other with deep suspicion. They run the Nativity Church according to a 19th century codex, known as the Status Quo, which assigns responsibilities for upkeep that are jealously guarded by each denomination. Relations are so fraught that these turf battles have occasionally escalated into fistfights between clergymen.

A senior church official said the three denominations would never have been able to reach an agreement on their own. But once the Palestinian Authority stepped in, all three churches accepted the decision. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to discuss the matter with the media.

The first phase, expected to last one year, is being carried out by "Piacenti," an Italian firm that specializes in the renovation of historical sites. One by one, experts will repair the hundreds of wooden beams in the roof.

Company president Giammarco Piacenti said the rooftop was masterfully restored by Venetian carpenters in 1478. He said the project would be conservative and seek to keep as many original pieces as possible.

"We'll save as many parts, even those in bad conditions, as we can," he said. "We'll only replace pieces that are no longer functional and can no longer help hold the roof. They will be as few as possible and will be made of a compatible wood, of aged wood of the same type and quality."

Aside from the roof and windows, other elements that will need repair in the future are the external facade, internal plastering, wall mosaics and paintings and wooden works, said Tweme. If funding is secured, the work could take four to five years, he said.

The church was built in the 4th century by Saint Helena over a cave where the Virgin Mary is said to have given birth. What pilgrims mostly see today is the basilica church built by the Byzantine Emperor, Justinian I, who ruled from 527 to 565 AD.

The construction doesn't include the area that is the main focus of the pilgrimage: the place located under the altar crypt that hosts the 14-pointed silver star marking the spot where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was born.

In spite of large scaffolding lining the sides of the nave near the entrance, visitors don't seem to mind, at least for the moment. Sister Aziza, an Eritrean nun who lives in Israel, welcomed what she says is much-needed repair.

"I'm very grateful and happy that they're renovating it. Otherwise it will fall," she said. "And it will be safer for people and also to worship. It is a nice step that they agreed to renovate it, because for so many years I've been waiting for this renovation."

Semoga Gereja Kelahiran Jesus segera bisa kembali menghadirkan keindahannya, dan membawa damai di bumi Palestina khususnya, dan bumi pada umumnya.

Syalom

[WorldPeace8281]

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nih, gw kasih lagi: http://www.umaginews.com/2013/05/islam-dan-muslim-mendukung-papua-merdeka.html

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