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The Israeli military uprooted around 3,000 olive trees in a village northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. The army justified the measure by saying the trees posed a “security threat” to a main Israeli settlement road that runs through the village’s lands. Dear God, we lift our grief and anger at the destruction of thousands… Continue reading Wave Of Prayer

Been going on since 1967 and even further back – Peter It was morning in late June when the Israeli army jeep pulled up next to some teenage boys who were walking near an aid distribution site in southern Gaza. Warning: This story contains details of sexual abuse and torture. The soldiers told the boys… Continue reading Palestinian teenagers allege they were sexually abused and tortured in Israeli custody

Sadly this doesn’t show support for Palestinians – Peter Australia’s top Jewish community leaders have criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for personally attacking Anthony Albanese on social media, as Albanese declined to engage in a public slanging match with his counterpart.In an unprecedented letter to an Israeli leader, the nation’s peak Jewish body wrote… Continue reading Jewish leaders hit out at Netanyahu as Albanese takes the high road in spat

The Netanyahu government has repeatedly tried to interfere in Australian politics. It is past time the Albanese government — which is far more pro-Israeli than its critics maintain — responded. Its about time all supporters of Israel were rebuked for supporting Genocide – Peter The Netanyahu government clearly believes it has the right to dictate… Continue reading Netanyahu’s persistent interference in Australian politics requires more than a rebuke

by Jonathan Kuttab When the International Court of Justice in The Hague issued its first set of orders in the case South Africa brought against Israel for its genocide in Gaza, the preliminary orders were signed by the overwhelming majority of justices. In fact, two of the orders pertaining to halting genocidal incitement and ordering… Continue reading Bad Theology, Horrible Politics

Does it really matter – Peter Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, was once seen as the man most likely to become the first leader of an independent Palestine.And Anthony Albanese’s symbolic recognition of a Palestinian state on Monday, following similar moves by Britain and France, came after a phone call last week… Continue reading Mahmoud Abbas: Palestine’s future president – or yesterday’s man?

Murder is targeted once again – Peter Israeli-Palestinian magazine says IDF ‘legitimisation cell’ set up to blunt global outrage over killing of media staff A special unit in Israel’s military was tasked with identifying reporters it could smear as undercover Hamas fighters, to target them and to blunt international outrage over the killing of media… Continue reading Israeli unit tasked with smearing Gaza journalists as Hamas fighters – report

Evil on open display – God bless all prisoners – Peter Tel Aviv: Israel’s far-right national security minister has posted a video on social media that shows him admonishing an imprisoned Palestinian leader in a face-to-face meeting inside a prison, saying Israel will confront anyone who acts against the country and “wipe them out”.The video… Continue reading Israeli minister posts video of prison confrontation with Palestinian leader

Last week, Israel killed the entire Al Jazeera crew in Gaza City: Mohammad Al-Khalidi, Mohammed Noufal, Ibrahim Zaher, Moamen Aliwa, Mohammed Qreiqeh, and Anas Al-Sharif. Israel carried out the attack shortly after its announced plans to invade Gaza City. The Committee to Protect Journalists reported that with the recent killings of the journalists in Gaza by Israel’s… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

by Jonathan Kuttab Let us offer, then, as a working principle the following: No statement, theological or otherwise, should be made that would not be credible in the presence of burning children. –Rabbi Irving Greenberg The above statement, made in response to the deplorable silence of Christians during the Holocaust, launched an entire school of… Continue reading Toward A New Theological Vocabulary