Bethlehem Bulletin: Month of Protest Leaves Palestinians With Little Faith in Peace Process
Israel's decision to build a new Jewish settlement near Bethlehem that effectively completes a ring of settlements around Jerusalem served to plunge the peace process into further crisis and a cycle of violence that has so far cost the lives of at least eight Palestinians and three Israelis.
Daily West Bank street protests, where the traditional Palestinian ammunition consists of stones and the occasional Molotov cocktail, were put down with the Israeli army's traditional use of rubber-coated steel bullets, live rounds and tear gas. In addition to the deaths from gunfire, dozens of …