Month: January 2025

Genocide Denial and the Gaza Holocaust by Jonathan Kuttab   In the past, I used to wonder why “Holocaust denial” was listed as a criminal offense by many European countries and considered such a moral outrage everywhere else. Clearly, the Holocaust occurred and the grizzly material evidence of its horrific extent is incontestable. Anyone who… Continue reading FOSNA

Jan 16th, 2025 Sabeel is hosting two international delegations this month and is anticipating 1-2 delegations each month for the coming year. The delegations to be planned are comprised of a diverse variety of activists, professionals, and leaders. Like past pilgrimages and delegations in 2024, Sabeel’s goals with international delegations are to shed light on… Continue reading WAVE OF PRAYER

[Envoy commends Israel stance (SMH)] The Age | Matthew Knott | 8 January 2025 Let’s hope he is right – Mark The departing de facto Palestinian ambassador to Australia has predicted a re-elected Albanese government would recognise a Palestinian state as he praised Labor for daring to repeatedly anger Israel and break with the United… Continue reading Palestinian envoy applauds Labor

The Age[l1] /Nidal Al Nughrabi No way on earth does Israel want a deal because it would stop the land grab / building of new settlements – Mark Washington wants to see a ceasefire deal in Gaza concluded and the hostages brought out in the next two weeks, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on… Continue reading Blinken aims to ‘cross finish line’ on Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal as Israeli strikes intensify

 The Age/Mathew Knott/7.01.2025 We all know Dreyfus will bend the knee and do what Netanyahu tells him – how pathetic – Mark Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is preparing to travel to Israel within weeks in a bid to help mend the fractured relationship between the Albanese and Netanyahu governments.Dreyfus, who is Jewish, is one of the… Continue reading Albanese minister to fly to Israel to mend fractured relationship

And the Israeli’s continue to lie about starving humans to death – shame on every one of them and all politicians and journalists who perpetuate the lies – Mark Looking down the barrel of the camera, the determination and passion are clear to see in Mokhtar Hamdi’s eyes.From underneath the bench, he pulls out large… Continue reading In food-scarce Gaza, Mokhtar searches high and low to serve meals to hungry Palestinian kids

More and more indiscriminate murder by Israel – Mark Israel’s military says it has killed the head of Hamas’s security forces in southern Gaza, Hussam Shahwah, as part of a series of air strikes in the enclave that killed at least 37 Palestinians. The strike in Khan Younis hit an encampment sheltering displaced families, killing… Continue reading At least 54 people killed in Israeli strikes, including head of police, local officials say

Jimmy Carter by Jonathan Kuttab   At the age of 100, Jimmy Carter passed away this week in his home in Plains, Georgia.  I have had the pleasure and honor of meeting President Carter several times, after he left office. It is rare to see such a humble, powerful, and authentically Christian person reach the… Continue reading Jimmy Carter

Jan 2nd, 2025 For the second year, Sabeel partnered with local organizations to develop a play titled Emanuel. The play explores the reality of life in Gaza during the Christmas season, emphasizing how love triumphs over power and remains a more potent force. It was attended by nearly 400 people, primarily teenagers and young adults, in Jerusalem.… Continue reading WAVE OF PRAYER