by Jonathan Kuttab   It used to be a truism that US elections, particularly presidential elections, rarely centered around international issues, concentrating instead on domestic and particularly economic issues. This was even more true of local and congressional elections. It also was a truism that when it came to specific issues during the election cycle,… Continue reading Palestine and the US Elections

The region is living in fear of a resumption of regional war after US President Donald Trump declared 10 days ago that the peace deal with Iran is over. The U.S. has conducted consecutive raids on Iran, killing civilians, while Iran has targeted American military bases in surrounding countries in deadly strikes. God of peace, we pray for all in the region,… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

This week, the Church of England’s General Synod voted — 253 to 47, carried in all three houses — to hear the Kairos Palestine declarations as heartfelt expressions of Palestinian Christian experience, and to stand in solidarity with Palestinian Christians and all who seek a just and lasting peace. It is the first time the… Continue reading A Historic Hearing — and a Homecoming of Sorts

In December 2024, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, was forced by Israel to finally leave his post, where he had been working nonstop despite Israeli demands to evacuate the hospital as well as frequent bombings and gunfire at the hospital and its environs. Dr. Abu Safiya finally walked… Continue reading Free Dr. Abu Safiya

He will promoted – murdering innocents is Israeli policy – Peter Israeli police have opened an investigation after CCTV emerged of a Border Police officer throwing a stun grenade into a car in the occupied West Bank. The footage, external shows the officer approaching the car in the Palestinian refugee camp Qalandia and shouting at those inside.… Continue reading Israeli police officer filmed throwing stun grenade into car in West Bank

Residents of two unrecognized Palestinian villages were forced to dismantle their own homes — the latest chapter in a decades-long cycle of displacement. God bless all Bedouins – Peter Farhan Al-Nabari sat beside a few discarded mattresses and pieces of furniture staring at what had been his home only days earlier. “It’s a disaster,” the… Continue reading Hundreds of Bedouin left homeless as Israel ramps up Naqab expulsions

As part of Sabeel’s women’s Bible study program, 25 participants took part in a spiritual and cultural educational trip to the Galilee. Accompanied by Fr. Aref Al-Yameen and local guide Ibrahim Elias Abu Wasim, they explored the region’s historical and spiritual significance. The group also visited the Municipality of Sakhnin, where Mayor Mazen Ghanayem shared… Continue reading Wave of Prayer

As the Israeli cabinet approves 13 new settlements, a severe spike in demolitions and settler attacks continues to devastate Palestinian communities. Evil reigns supreme in Israel – Peter Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has declared that Israel has launched a “revolution in settlement” expansion, which he says will see illegal outposts extended beyond the occupied… Continue reading Israel’s Smotrich declares ‘revolution’ in West Bank settlement expansion

Gaza marks 1,000 days of Israel’s genocidal war, with more than 1,072 killed since October ‘ceasefire’. God bless each of these victims – Peter In Gaza, the week marked 1,000 days since Israel’s genocidal war began. Gaza’s Government Media Office said that more than 90 percent of the Strip had been destroyed. By July 6, Gaza’s… Continue reading Palestine weekly: One thousand days of genocide in Gaza

by Jonathan Kuttab   On this 250th Anniversary of U.S. independence, Friends of Sabeel in North America, specifically those of us in the United States, may be seriously wondering about the relationship of their country to Palestine. The historical record of that relationship has not been good. From the founding of the State of Israel,… Continue reading Palestine and the United States of America