Month: June 2026

Sabeel is launching a new project honoring the ministry of its co-founder, Rev. Naim Ateek. By the end of the year, we plan to publish a collection of over 150 homilies from Rev. Naim, Palestinian Christians, and Sabeel friends, organized by the three-year lectionary cycle. These homilies come from virtual Thursday Bible studies hosted since 2020 and will… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

First public admission of ritualistic child abuse in Israel’s religious-Zionist sector sparks national reckoning. God be with the victims of yet more Israeli evil – Peter The Gush Etzion Regional Council in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has publicly admitted that ritualistic sexual abuse of children occurred within its communities, a confession that marks the first time a… Continue reading Israeli Settler Council Issues Unprecedented Admission of Ritualistic Child Sexual Abuse After Broadcaster Exposes Cover-Up

International Law means nothing to Israel or the USA so nothing will happen – but God bless them for trying – Peter Australians detained by Israeli forces as they attempted to deliver aid to Gaza have taken evidence of their alleged abuse to the International Criminal Court. A flotilla of 400 people, including 11 Australians,… Continue reading Flotilla activists take evidence of alleged abuse to The Hague

by Jonathan Kuttab Those looking for signs of Hope in this dismal situation of Palestine/Israel must often take the long view and seek to understand long-term trends and forces that point towards justice. Such trends may not get the attention of pundits in the media, but eventually they will explode on the scene with suddenness… Continue reading Finding Signs of Hope

Organisation cites abuse, including rape of male detainees, by security forces of governments which have blocked UN investigators How do these people live with themselves – Peter The UN has added Israel and Russia to a blacklist for sexual violence in conflict, citing abuse by security forces, including the rape of male detainees. The UN verified sexual… Continue reading UN adds Israel and Russia to blacklist for sexual violence in conflict