Month: April 2023

GENEVA (6 April 2023) – A UN expert today condemned the violent incursions by Israeli forces into the Haram Al-Sharif compound and the attacks on Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday. “As Palestinian Muslims gathered for Ramadan prayers exercising their right to worship in Al-Aqsa Mosque, Israeli authorities used blatantly excessive and unjustified force against… Continue reading Israel: UN expert condemns brutal attacks on Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque

By Ilan Ben Zion (The Age) Jerusalem: Thousands of Israelis led by at least seven ministers from Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet have marched to an evacuated West Bank settlement, in a defiant signal that Israel’s most right-wing government in history is determined to accelerate settlement building on occupied lands despite international opposition. The march to Eviatar, an… Continue reading ‘We’re here to stay’: Defiant settlers, hardline ministers march to West Bank outpost

By ALEXANDRA VARDI Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to restore ­security “on all fronts” after reinstated his Defence Minister, whose sacking he announced last month. Heavy clashes, shootings, rocket strikes and a car-ramming attack have marred a ­period when the Muslim holy month of Ramadan coincides with the Jewish Passover and Christian Easter. The latest… Continue reading Israeli Defence Minister back in favour with Benjamin Netanyahu

“The Maronites have France, the Shi’ites Iran, the Sunnis [have] Saudi Arabia and who is left for the communists? Only Allah,” said a leftist in Ramallah recently, quoting the Lebanese musician Ziad Rahbani (the son of the singer Fairuz), to illustrate the helplessness felt by Palestinians like himself. But what was a barbed political jab… Continue reading For Palestinians, Al-Aqsa Goes Beyond Religion. It’s a Symbol of Freedom and Resistance

A Palestinian resident of the Hebron area saved a Jewish couple from a nearby settlement after they were attacked last week. The man took the couple to his home, and later the army evacuated them from the area. Later that night, rocks were thrown at the Palestinian man’s house, and his property and the couple’s… Continue reading Palestinian Rescues and Hides Jewish Couple Who Were Attacked in West Bank

The West Bank has erupted in violence as a 15-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli soldiers, an Israeli mother with serious injuries from a previous attack died and pro-settlement protests marched in the occupied territory. The boy was killed from gunshot wounds to the head, chest and abdomen in an Israeli military operation in… Continue reading Palestinian and Israeli killed in West Bank amid unrest

Join Sabeel founder Rev. Canon Naim Ateek and Rev. Dr. B. De Neice Welch, as well as global representatives from the international Sabeel movement, next Tuesday for our annual Easter in Jerusalem virtual service. Register Today!

Service Australia’s use of technology at odds with joint statement Australia made with White House and others arguing for controls on commercial spywareJosh Taylor and Stephanie Convery Thu 6 Apr 2023 01.00 AEST (The Guardian) The Albanese government is facing pressure to ban Services Australia from using Israeli spyware that cracks the passcodes on people’s phones as… Continue reading Labor under pressure to ban use of Israeli spyware in investigations of alleged welfare fraud

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, 60 organisations say the IHRA definition has been used to wrongly label criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic. By Al Jazeera Staff ( https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/4/rights-groups-urge-un-not-to-adopt-ihra-anti-semitism-definition ) Published On 4 Apr 2023 Dozens of rights groups have urged United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres not to adopt the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance… Continue reading Rights groups urge UN not to adopt IHRA anti-Semitism definition

Israeli forces stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, firing stun grenades and attacking Palestinian worshippers. Published On 5 Apr 20235 Apr 2023 (Al Jazeera) ( https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/5/red-line-world-reaction-to-israeli-attack-on-al-aqsa-mosque ) The UN, Turkey, US, Canada and several other countries and bodies have expressed shock and concern about Israeli forces storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque overnight, firing stun grenades… Continue reading ‘Red line’: World reaction to Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque