Selected "Film of the Week"
by The Guardian

"A ninety-minute epic that transcends politics and
normal cinema"
Daoud Kuttab - Middle East Monitor

"Undeniably Potent and Poignant"
Radio Times

"Powerful"
Time Out London

Open Bethlehem film

Film director Leila Sansour returns to Bethlehem to make a film about her hometown ...

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The Campaign

An international campaign to address the state of emergency in Bethlehem.... 

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Screenings

The film is being screened world-wide, many with Q&As hosted by the Director, VIPs and our Ambassadors  ... 
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 News highlights

Annexation of the West Bank - a view from the UK Parliament 

UK 12/05/20
The biggest threat to open Bethlehem is Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank.  On Monday 11 May at Foreign Office Questions, UK MPs asked the Minister of State (Minister for Middle East and North Africa), James Cleverly, how the Government planned to respond this proposal. ​

MPs urge sanctions on Israel

 01/08/19
Almost 150 UK parliamentarians have pressed the UK Government to introduce sanctions if Israel moves forward with their plan to illegally annex parts of the Palestinian West Bank
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Why Open Bethlehem supports the recognition of Palestine 

​18/07/2018
There is an opportunity for the UK to recognise Palestine as a state alongside the state of Israel, recognised by the British Government 68 years ago. Recognition is an attainable goal, entirely within the sovereign powers of our Government, independent of other states’ decisions, costing no money, and promised many times in the past.
18 reasons why to support recognition 

​Malala Yousafzai a New Citizen of Bethlehem!

UK 12/01/16
We are delighted to announce that Malala, the youngest ever Nobel Prize Laureate, and her father Ziauddin Yousafzai, the United Nations Special Advisor on Global Education, are our newest citizens and ambassadors of Bethlehem!