{"id":188914,"date":"2026-05-11T01:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T01:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/188914\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T01:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T01:09:11","slug":"running-toward-freedom-the-palestine-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/188914\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Toward Freedom – The Palestine Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Image: HAMAD TQATQA<\/p>\n

Source: Bethlehem Updates<\/p>\n

Usama Nicola writes: In many parts of the world, people run to break records, stay fit, or simply for fun and personal challenge. But in Palestine, running carries a much deeper meaning. Here, we run for freedom, for life, and to remind the world that despite everything this people endure, they still refuse to stop dreaming.<\/p>\n

In the streets of Bethlehem, beneath the skies of a city that has long carried the story of resilience, more than 10,500 athletes from 75 countries took part in the 10th Palestine International Marathon.<\/p>\n

At the same time, over 2,000 runners joined from Gaza, creating a deeply moving scene that reflected the unity and steadfastness of the Palestinian people. Though separated geographically, their footsteps carried the same message and spirit.<\/p>\n

After more than two years of interruption, the Palestine Marathon returned to the streets of Bethlehem and Gaza’s Al-Rasheed Street, not merely as a sporting event, but as a national and human message declaring that sport is a right for every Palestinian, and that even under siege, destruction, and barriers, Palestinians continue to hold onto life, joy, and hope.<\/p>\n

Gaza, which has endured unimaginable suffering, joined the marathon today to tell the world: “We will not stop moving forward.” Every step there felt like an act of resistance and affirmation of life itself. Running in Gaza was not just a race, it was a living testimony to the determination of a people whose spirit cannot be broken.<\/p>\n

To read on, and see more inspiring pictures visit: www.patreon.com\/posts\/running-toward-157739754<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: HAMAD TQATQA Source: Bethlehem Updates Usama Nicola writes: In many parts of the world, people run to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-188914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}