Month: May 2024

“And the leaves of the Tree shall be for the healing of Nations”—Revelations 22:2   PTSD and Trauma are not only personal and individual in character but often afflict whole nations and peoples. Frequently historical in nature, trauma can be passed down intergenerationally.  One of the greatest examples of such trauma afflicting our region is… Continue reading “And the leaves of the Tree shall be for the healing of Nations”—Revelations 22:2

(The Australian, 9/5/2024) Any criticism of murder by Israel is now antisemitism – what do we call the murder???? – Mark One of the country’s largest Muslim organisations has accused the Australian Jewish Association of “blatant incitement to violence”. In a post to X on Tuesday, the Australian Jewish Association condemned the pro-Palestine encampment protests… Continue reading Muslim organisation accuses Australian Jewish Association of ‘incitement to violence’

(Herald-Sun & Daily Telegraph, 9/5/2024) Easy targets are those in hospitals – Mark Hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip have only three days of fuel left, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday local time, due to closed border crossings. Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into the overcrowded southern city of… Continue reading Israel-Hamas war: Gaza hospital crisis worsens as bombardment continues

(The Age, 9/5/2024) Where do the USA and others expect the refuges to go – we know Israel just wants them dead but what about the so called major Governments – Mark Gaza: As battles raged on the outskirts of Rafah on Wednesday with Israeli forces closing in, Palestinians were on the move again, abandoning neighbourhoods… Continue reading ‘Like a ghost town now’: Palestinians flee for safety amid Israel’s threat of Rafah invasion

May 9th, 2024 Israel’s military has ordered Palestinians to move out of eastern Rafah, warning it is about to use extreme force. The consequences of an invasion in Rafah would be catastrophic. 1.4 million Palestinians have been sheltering in Rafah and half of them are children, most of whom have already been displaced. All eyes… Continue reading SABEEL WAVE OF PRAYER

(The Guardian, 6/5/2024) Firstly they murder the journalists in Gaza and the West Bank and now shut the main media outlet that reports the truth of Israel’s genocidal activities – Mark Israeli authorities shut down the local offices of Al Jazeera on Sunday, hours after a government vote to use new laws to close the… Continue reading Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices in ‘dark day for the media’

(The Age, 6/5/2024) Israel accuses Hamas of crimes that they have been using for more than 50 years – shameful. Mark Nur Shams, West Bank: When Israeli soldiers arrived at Mohamad Abu Sweilem’s door and summoned his son during a raid on this Palestinian refugee camp, he pleaded with the soldiers to take him instead. He… Continue reading Israel accused of executions, using human shields in West Bank raid

While watching the documentary film, “Tomorrow’s Freedom,” on Marwan Barghouti, I realized that I have been very reluctant to address one particular aspect of Israel’s behavior towards Palestinians: a streak of senseless cruelty and vindictiveness found in many (not all) Israeli soldiers and commanders. This cruelty has gained widespread approval and legitimacy in Israel, sometimes… Continue reading SENSELESS CRUELTY

A vicious campaign by Israeli academia, police, and media to silence the professor shows Palestinians they have no safe place in Zionist institutions. By Shahrazad Odeh April 30, 2024 This disgraceful behaviour is entirely consistent with the aims of Israel to silence anybody who see’s them for what they are – Mark On April 18, Israeli police… Continue reading The orchestrated persecution of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian

Biblical Narratives and Gaza Now: A Theological Reflection PIEN Vice-President Rev Dr Ray Williamson On 26th January 2024, the International Court of Justice gave a ruling that Israel was ‘plausibly’ committing genocide in Gaza. Three months earlier, as he announced the decision to send ground troops into Gaza, the Israeli Prime Minister made reference to… Continue reading The Promised Land