"Non-violence is stronger than militant action... Once people want something, nothing can stop them"
Beit Jala is one of a growing number of Palestinian villages holding regular protests against Israel's occupation of the West Bank.
Many end with Palestinian youths throwing stones and Israeli troops firing tear gas and sometimes rubber-coated bullets.
But organisers in Beit Jala, such as Ahmad Lazza of the Holy Land Trust who trains protesters in non-violent tactics, are determined to keep things peaceful.
This is partly out of personal belief, and partly about avoiding escalation with Israeli soldiers.
"You don't want him to feel threatened, because it is a very good excuse for him to shoot you," he says.
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