Defence minister seeks three ‘Nahal’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal Illigal and evil – Peter Israel’s defence and finance ministers announced plans for three illegal settlements in Gaza and more than $400m (£300m) in funding to expand construction in the occupied West Bank,… Continue reading Israeli ministers announce plans for new illegal settlements in Gaza and West Bank
NY mayor says still mulling Netanyahu arrest during UN meet
New York’s mayor said he is in “an active conversation” with city legal officials on whether he had the authority to arrest the Israeli leader – prompting a sharp rebuke from Jerusalem. Give this man courage to do the right thing and arrest the war criminal – Peter New York mayor Zohran Mamdani is in… Continue reading NY mayor says still mulling Netanyahu arrest during UN meet
The clock is now ticking on Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future
Israel’s prime minister braces for a fight as the parliament dissolves and the countdown to an election begins. Please God for Istraelis wake up – PeterIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is bracing for a fight to stay in power as he heads toward his first election since a Hamas-led attack shocked the country and plunged it into… Continue reading The clock is now ticking on Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future
Prospects for Palestinian statehood ‘disappearing’, former world leaders say
God bless all Palestinians – Peter The prospects for Palestinian statehood and a future for its people are “disappearing”, according to two former world leaders who are demanding the international community heap more pressure on Israel to change course. Mary Robinson, who served as Ireland’s first female president from late 1990 to 1997, and Helen… Continue reading Prospects for Palestinian statehood ‘disappearing’, former world leaders say
Palestine and the US Elections
by Jonathan Kuttab It used to be a truism that US elections, particularly presidential elections, rarely centered around international issues, concentrating instead on domestic and particularly economic issues. This was even more true of local and congressional elections. It also was a truism that when it came to specific issues during the election cycle,… Continue reading Palestine and the US Elections
Wave of Prayer
The region is living in fear of a resumption of regional war after US President Donald Trump declared 10 days ago that the peace deal with Iran is over. The U.S. has conducted consecutive raids on Iran, killing civilians, while Iran has targeted American military bases in surrounding countries in deadly strikes. God of peace, we pray for all in the region,… Continue reading Wave of Prayer
A Historic Hearing — and a Homecoming of Sorts
This week, the Church of England’s General Synod voted — 253 to 47, carried in all three houses — to hear the Kairos Palestine declarations as heartfelt expressions of Palestinian Christian experience, and to stand in solidarity with Palestinian Christians and all who seek a just and lasting peace. It is the first time the… Continue reading A Historic Hearing — and a Homecoming of Sorts
Free Dr. Abu Safiya
In December 2024, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, was forced by Israel to finally leave his post, where he had been working nonstop despite Israeli demands to evacuate the hospital as well as frequent bombings and gunfire at the hospital and its environs. Dr. Abu Safiya finally walked… Continue reading Free Dr. Abu Safiya
Israeli police officer filmed throwing stun grenade into car in West Bank
He will promoted – murdering innocents is Israeli policy – Peter Israeli police have opened an investigation after CCTV emerged of a Border Police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car in the occupied West Bank. The footage, external shows the officer approaching the car in the Palestinian refugee camp Qalandia and shouting at those inside.… Continue reading Israeli police officer filmed throwing stun grenade into car in West Bank
Hundreds of Bedouin left homeless as Israel ramps up Naqab expulsions
Residents of two unrecognized Palestinian villages were forced to dismantle their own homes — the latest chapter in a decades-long cycle of displacement. God bless all Bedouins – Peter Farhan Al-Nabari sat beside a few discarded mattresses and pieces of furniture staring at what had been his home only days earlier. “It’s a disaster,” the… Continue reading Hundreds of Bedouin left homeless as Israel ramps up Naqab expulsions