In the year 2000, Bethlehem witnessed the beginning of the Second Intifada. In the midst of injustice, fear, and sorrow Dr. Bishara Awad, President of Bethlehem Bible College, saw the need to bring hope and light to the hearts of the Palestinian people. The only way for spreading light and hope was through media. With the contribution offered by PMU InterLife, Bethlehem Bible College set out a media training program. As a country that is calling for development and democracy, media is an essential aspect that is needed to achieve these two goals.
Before 1996 no Palestinian Radio or Television stations existed. That year the Israeli military withdraw from most of the Palestinian cities, and the Palestinian Broadcasting Service was found, and private stations were permitted. Till now the Palestinian media is not well developed. In one hand, being an occupied country affects the media in bad way as it creates a kind of “victim mentality” among journalism. In the other hand, a new generation of journalists needs to be trained; ready to point out the social problems in the society, while focusing on the aim of changing people's hard conditions.