They seem to be normal human beings after all who just want to live normal life...

Now whose for a beer? What a great idea, brings people together, eat drink and be merry.

This is good news. Cheers, L'Chaim, Nostrovia and Cin Cin.

best of luck and much successto this christian village

You would be killed for serving alcohol in a Muslim village.

There are only 2% of Christians among the Palestinians...

no mention in this article that it was in Palestine and that its not only Christians Taybeh is Proudly a christian city and like all other Palestinian towns we dont discriminate between Muslims and Christians the majority of those who attend the festival are Muslims form all over Palestine! and YES we are humans and want to live the problem is with the Israelis Zionists who are currently stopping us for having a normal life ! the problem is with the settlers terrorizing and attacking Palestinians villages Christian and Muslim in the WestBank!

I had alot of fun..I hoped it was even longer than 2 days...

wish to be governed as part of Palestine or Israel? Or rephrased, i wonder how long this village will survive under full Palestinian control?

Love the Palestinian people !

A little difficult to believe - but here's some good news for a change !

lol you don't discriminate against christians? funny. they must be lying on the news.

thank you guys : ) Ynet, just small correction if you please , we don't have christian cities and Muslims cities, we have Palestinian cities. we live together, we resist together and we celebrate together. come ( without your weapons) to taste Taybeh beer , my bro told me it is the finest beer in the Middle East , maybe in the world : )

I have attended the Taybeh Octoberfest on two occassions and many many Muslims also attend this event. Many Palestinians will come and have a good time and not necessarily drink - so it is irrelevant whether they are Muslim or Christian.. You clearly know nothing about life in the Occupied Palestinian Territories if you are propagating the nonsense you are saying. Ramallah, which is home to both Muslims and Christians have numerous bars and resturants that serve alcohol and it is not an issue with these venues being frequented by both Christians and Muslims - some Palestinians drink, others don't. Some chose not to drink because of religious convictions, others chose not to because they simply don't like to drink. Either way its an individual choice.

What do you suppose will happen to this yearly festival if your Hamas overlords were to be in charge?

There is no discrimination in Palestine. There is no tensions with Christians and Muslims. I would know, I have lived here all my life. We are Palestinians and always will be. We want Israel to leave us ALONE, but zionism does not allow this! All of Palestine is for Christians and Muslims. Not for people from New York, Miami and Moscow!

Specifically, the reunification of East and West Germany. I, as a Jew, don´t and won´t celebrate anything German.

yes, you DO have christian cities, and muslim cities. You DON'T live together, in the sense of respecting each other's cultural and religious integrity. Most palestinian christians live in fear for the muslim majority, and for good reason. To all those people who promote this fest as the true face of palestine: these are palestinian christians! They were never the problem to begin with.

.. by Department of Public Relations in the occupied Judea and Samaria under advice of an Euro PR firm to persuade heavy drinking European on their way to distinction that Arab occupiers are their pals and not eventual hangmen. Nothing new here. Move along. History is full of impractical and naive nations to disappear. Where are those those folks who used to speak egyptian, syryan, lebaneese, libian, tunisian, alregian and moroccan languages? And why would one think their fate was any different from what the current speakers of spanish, french, german, english and italian languages should expect?

You've just shown why Israel cannot "leave you alone". You said that "All of Palestine" is for you, not us, which shows us your true intentions. Just GIVE UP ISRAEL! Accept that Jews are there to stay whether you like it or not! Accept that you will never go there again except perhaps as tourists or workers, and you might be "left alone".

Search "Beit Sahour" if you would like to learn how Israel treated Palestinian civilians in this town which is populated mainly by Palestinian Christians. Search for Bethlehem's Christian Palestinians who lost their lands because Israel confiscated their lands with separation wall. Search for Hanan Ashrawi and George Habash who are some of the most prominent Palestinian Christians. FYI, it was the Palestinian Christians who laid the foundations of Palestinian nationalism in 1920s.

Damn'! I thought that was "eat, drink and beat Mary." I'm only joking, but with enough beer, I might end up being right :-)

Looks like these guys are all angels..... (just for your information that was cynical). Reality looks different, and we feel it every day.

Reallity is that this bear factory is in a city under Israeli govern. Would it exist under Palestinian?

It is long past time, that "The People" get to enjoy life. Politics, religion, ideology aside, we are all people. We need more of this kind of simple enjoyment, and do so together, as a peaceful group. All of the talkbacks detractors, are just that, detractors. It is long past time that average folk get to enjoy the life given to each of us!

couldn't have said it better myself.

welcome and ahlan wa sahlan :)