Sabeel Australia

From deadly strikes and expanding no-go zones to aid restrictions and border closures, Israel has repeatedly breached the US-backed truce while deepening the enclave’s humanitarian crisis We pray for all Palestinians – Peter More than seven months have passed since a US-mediated ceasefire was announced with the stated aim of ending Israel‘s two-year genocide in Gaza. Yet Israel… Continue reading Full list of Israel’s ceasefire violations in Gaza, seven months on

Australia joins the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand in condemning illegal settlements We pray for all Palestinians – Peter The Israeli government is undermining stability in the West Bank as settler violence reaches unprecedented levels, a coalition of western countries says, as its leaders call for an end to construction of… Continue reading Albanese joins coalition of nations calling for an end to Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank

Australia risks becoming “safe haven” for war criminals, human rights groups warn The war criminals are every Israeli who supports the Israel Government – we pray for them and hope for repentance – Peter Human rights organisations have warned that Australia may become “a safe haven for persons alleged to have committed the most serious… Continue reading AFP urged to investigate IDF soldiers in Australia

y Jonathan Kuttab Rev. Naim Ateek, founder of Sabeel, once told me that the Psalms can be divided into Psalms of Lament and Psalms of Hope. Psalms of Lament cry out, “How long, Oh Lord? How long will evil go unpunished and the righteous suffer?” while Psalms of Hope praise and celebrate the sovereignty of… Continue reading Between Lament and Hope

Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has shared video taunting prisoners who were detained from the Gaza flotilla, a group of people that included Australians. This man is just another example of pure evil – Peter https://archive.md/pnOtn

Residents of al-Bustan district told to make way for Kings Garden, with knocking down own houses cheaper option How much lower can the evil that is Israel stoop – Peter At the bottom of a steep and densely populated valley just below Jerusalem’s old city walls, the earth has been shaken in recent weeks by… Continue reading Palestinians forced to demolish own homes to make way for Israeli theme park

  WoP Events Actions   Dear Sabeel supporter,    Pentecost takes place 50 days after Easter and marks the birth of the Church. In the Book of Acts, Jesus’s followers were gathered in a house in Jerusalem when a rushing wind came down from heaven and tongues of fire rested upon each of them. Filled with… Continue reading Sabeel

Bloc breaks its lengthy deadlock on the issue but falls short of imposing full-scale trade sanctions Too little too late – Peter The EU has agreed sanctions on violent Israeli settlers, ending a years-long deadlock over the issue but still taking only a “baby step” according to one MEP. Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy… Continue reading EU announces sanctions against violent Israeli settlers

Australia Palestine Advocacy Network says criticism of Israel is routinely misrepresented as antisemitic – and that Palestinian voices are being excluded from debate Palestinians have never really had a voice – Israel has spent billions ensuring this – Peter Palestinian voices are being excluded from the debate on social cohesion, the peak body for Palestinians… Continue reading Palestinian peak body refused leave to appear at royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion

“This represents an unprecedented pace and scale of expansion,” said Amir Daoud of the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.DEIR AMMAR, Occupied West Bank—Mustafa Badaha drove along the edge of his land, past rows of olive trees he could no longer access. A red string put up by Israeli settlers demarcated the border of what was… Continue reading Palestinians Lose More Land After Israel Secretly Approves a Record Number of Settlements in the West Bank