by Sami Awad

On April 16, a tragic event took place in Virginia Tech in the US that shocked not only the people of the United States but people all across the globe. A violent massacre took place there that resulted in thirty-two killed, individuals who presented different cultures, religions, and nationalities. In a sign of solidarity the people of Palestine in general and those from the couthern villages surrounding the Holy city of Bethlehem dedicated their weekly nonviolent activity against the building of Apartheid wall to the families of the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre.