Month: February 2025

Feb 27th, 2025 The Gospel reading for next week, according to the Common Lectionary, is Luke 9:28-36, [37-43a]. Sabeel holds a weekly online service each Thursday to reflect on and jointly prepare for the reading.  God of the suffering, we wait in the valley, where pain lingers, fear grows, and hope feels distant. Yet the ones who… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

(The Australian, 24/2/2025) The Israeli’s spend over $1 billion per year (and have done for more than 20 years) in creating anti-Semitism across the world – why doesn’t the world wake up to this evil – Mark A prominent Sydney sheik has claimed there was a real possibility Australia’s violent wave of anti-Semitism had been… Continue reading Sheik Ibrahim Dadoun says Mossad ‘manufactured’ Australia’s anti-Semitism crisis

(The Age, SMH, 24/2/2025) This is so evil – Israel has broken every part of the cease fire deal and simply needs any excuse to deflect attention from this – not that the world’s media will ever report what they do – Mark Tel Aviv: Israel has delayed the expected release of hundreds of Palestinian… Continue reading Israel delays prisoner release over ‘humiliating’ hostage ceremonies

Herald-Sun | 23 February 2025 Anything has to better than the evil Trump n/ Netanyahu plan – Mark Riyadh: Arab leaders have met in Riyadh to craft a plan for Gaza’s post-war reconstruction to counter Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to take over the territory without its Palestinian inhabitants.Mr Trump’s plan has united… Continue reading Leaders hash out plan to ‘fix’ Gaza

ABC | Matthew Doran | 23 February 2025 Israel have not kept a single part of the agreement – why wont the press report this – Mark • Hamas is accusing Israel of violating the fragile ceasefire deal in Gaza by delaying the release of more than 600 Palestinians from Israeli jails.• Earlier on Saturday… Continue reading Hamas accuses Israel of breaching ceasefire in delaying release of Palestinians

Three Stories—One Lesson by Jonathan Kuttab   Over the past week, three significant stories from Palestine/Israel appeared on social media but were completely ignored by conventional media outlets: First, an 80 year old Palestinian man from Beit Hanoun in Gaza was forced to don an Israeli uniform and wear an explosive band that was placed… Continue reading Three Stories—One Lesson

Please God any deal that allows for Israeli’s and Palestinians to live alongside each other in peace – Mark Cairo: Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the United States can take it… Continue reading Egyptian answer to Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ doesn’t involve emptying it

On February 17th, the City of Sydney council passed a motion confirming it does not and will not fund or invest in companies complicit in Israeli settlements. By Purny Ahmed and Emilie Garcia-DolnikFebruary 18, 2025 Finally Sydney does something direct and honest – MarkOn February 17th, the City of Sydney council passed a motion confirming it does not… Continue reading City of Sydney passes “Historic” BDS motion following investigation into human rights abuses

Israel has killed 55 Palestinians after one month of its ongoing “Iron Wall” offensive in the West Bank. Killings, mass displacement, and uncertainty are the new normal. By Qassam Muaddi  February 18, 2025  1 The murder that has been hidden for 18 months continues – evil, evil, evil – Mark The ongoing Israeli offensive on the West Bank,… Continue reading One month into Israel’s West Bank offensive, violence and uncertainty are the new normal