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17.11.2000 09:46:50
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>From: Sisters Martha & Maria >To: >Subject: Beit Jala I >Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:12:49 +0200 > >Dear Friends, >It is hard to keep silent much longer. The people of Beit Jala, in >particular the Orthodox Christian neighborhoods, are being mercilessly >hammered by the Israeli military. Over the last few weeks homes and >property have suffered extensive damage due to shelling from Israeli >tanks and helicopter gunships. The attacks took a more ominous turn this >past Sunday when a attack began in broad daylight. The Orthodox Church >of St. Nicholas (built over the cell St. Nicholas of Myra lived in for >three years when on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land) had been packed with >worshippers attending the memorial service of a prominent local citizen. >Some parishioners went to a house next to the church following services >for coffee and to offer condolences to the family. Suddenly the shooting >began and 9 people were wounded including a 13 year old boy who was >shot in the head. >Last evening's attack was even more severe. Israeli shelling began about >4:30 p.m. and a heavy shooting barrage began after 11 pm. The house of >the former housemother of the Orthodox School of Bethany, Miss Regina >AbuTom, had all her windows shot out. Everyone in the house across from >her was wounded and is now in the hospital. Another nearby home, >belonging to the family of Damian ElAlla, parishioners of St. Nicholas, >was completely destroyed. In the most outrageous attack, a German >doctor, the husband of a Palestinian woman, was killed as he tried to >run into the street to help a Palestinian police officer who lay >wounded. >The relatives of many nuns of the Convents of St. Mary Magdalene and the >Convent of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives live in Beit Jala and >the surrounding areas. Many people are now homeless or in dire financial >straits because of the damage done to their homes and property. As we >approach the Feast Day of St. Nicholas we ask for your increased prayers >for the innocent people of the Holy Land now undergoing such suffering. >For those who are able to help financially please send contribution >to: Orthodox School of Bethany > P.O. Box 20607 > Jerusalem, Israel >Checks should be made out to «Orthodox School of Bethany» and earmarked >for the Beit Djala Relief Fund. > >***** >Scenes from Israeli shelling of Beit Djala on Monday, October 24. The >volume and intensity of the shelling and bullets fired from helicopters >above has only increased in the last couple of weeks. Stress on the >families is very real and very debilitating. > >[Image] >An Israeli missile ripped into the bedroom >of 4 year old Milad Nozal. The family had >evacuated the home only minutes earlier. >Milad is a relative of sr. Elena, the longtime >gatekeeper at the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene. > >[Image] >Fragments of Israeli missile and icon of St. Nicholas >found in Nozal apartment. The icon of St. Nicholas >was retrieved from a fire caused by the missile. It was >miraculously unscathed by the flames. > >[Image] >Missile went through the bedroom into >adjoining bathroom and through the >washing machine. Area where Israelis >are shooting is a heavily populated >neighborhood of narrow streets and 2-3 >story buildings.