Category: News

‘The Board of Peace’ held its first meeting to unveil its multi-billion-dollar colonial plan for Gaza, drawing criticism from human rights organizations and church leaders such as Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa openly said that “[The Board of Peace] is a colonialist operation: others deciding for the Palestinians.”  Holy God, we grieve this colonialism and the deceit of empire. In this season of lament and fasting, liberate us from the human sins of greed and domination.… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

by Jonathan Kuttab This is the beginning of the Holy Month of Ramadan. We extend our congratulations to all our Muslim friends and supporters, especially those who are fasting and otherwise celebrating this Holy month with prayers, contemplation, charity, and self reflection. In Muslim-majority countries, the entire society adjusts  and the atmosphere changes, especially the… Continue reading Ramadan Kareem

Israeli military incursions and settler attacks forced more than 37,000 Palestinians to leave their homes in 2025. Genocide by the back door – Peter This week, the Israeli government approved a plan to designate large areas of the occupied West Bank as “state property”, shifting the burden of proof to Palestinians to establish ownership of… Continue reading Mapping forced displacements and settler attacks by Israel in the West Bank

Thousands of Western nationals joined the Israeli military in its genocidal war on Gaza that killed over 72,000 Palestinians. Shameful – Peter Thousands of Western nationals joined the Israeli military amid its genocidal war in Gaza, raising questions over international legal accountability for foreign nationals implicated in alleged war crimes against Palestinians. More than 50,000… Continue reading Thousands of Western nationals fought Israel’s war on Gaza: What to know

Museum revises labelling on maps and panels, saying term used inaccurately and no longer historically neutral Shameful – Peter The British Museum has removed the word “Palestine” from some of its displays, saying the term was used inaccurately and is no longer historically neutral. Maps and information panels in the museum’s ancient Middle East galleries had referred… Continue reading British Museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from some displays

This year, Ramadan and Lent fall on the same week, with Ramadan starting on February 17 and Lent starting on February 18. Both religious seasons entail special and unique traditions in Palestine, but as with every year, both Palestinian Muslims and Christians experience restrictions and barriers of access to worship.  Crucified Messiah, as we journey through Lent this year, help us to… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

(The Guardian, 16/2/2026) And so it continues – Peter At least 12 Palestinians were killed and several more injured across the Gaza Strip on Sunday as the Israeli military said it carried out airstrikes in response to ceasefire violations by Hamas. The Gaza civil defence agency said five people were killed and several others hurt when an… Continue reading At least 12 Palestinians killed and several hurt in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

The Trump administration recently imposed “terrorist” grade sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for Palestine, despite the fact that as a UN official she has diplomatic immunity. The designation came after Albanese named several private American companies in a UN report for contributing to gross violations of human rights in Gaza and the West Bank and urging the ICC to… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

(The Age, SMH, 9/2/2026) God bless him – Peter Around the turn of the century, when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict still appeared hopelessly intractable but not yet ruinous to the whole world, I remember having dinner with a group of close male friends up in the hills of Byron Bay.There were eight of us around the… Continue reading I’m Jewish. I live in Bondi. But I take no comfort from Herzog’s visit