Monday, November 5, 2007
The Samir Qumsiyeh referred to in this article is the cousin of arch-anti-Israel campaigner Mazin. Samir's plight has come up before (Bethlehem Christians fear neighbors). Samir has been under threat before. The finances have finally caught up with him: Only Christian TV station in Holy Land closes
The only Christian television station in the Holy Land has closed after 11 years because of a lack of funding.
Nativity television, or al-Mahed as it was known in Arabic, broadcast a mix of church services, films and discussion programmes 24 hours a day from a small studio in Bethlehem, not far from the Church of the Nativity.
Samir Qumsieh, the Greek Orthodox owner and director of the channel, said it had lost around $800,000, half of which were his own personal debts. "I have hundreds of letters thanking me and gratitude shields thanking us from all the churches but nobody translated this into financial support," he said. The station closed yesterday.
"I reached the point where I couldn't continue any more," he said...
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This is not the first time news has come about this station shutting down, but whatever. As I've noted in the past (previous: Bethlehem Christians fear neighbors, Only Christian TV station in Holy Land closes), the Samir Qumsieh (also spelled... Read More