Jan 16th, 2025 Sabeel is hosting two international delegations this month and is anticipating 1-2 delegations each month for the coming year. The delegations to be planned are comprised of a diverse variety of activists, professionals, and leaders. Like past pilgrimages and delegations in 2024, Sabeel’s goals with international delegations are to shed light on the current reality in the Holy Land and to encourage participants in creative advocacy for justice and peace.  Lord of justice and truth, we lift Sabeel’s upcoming delegations, praying for

And the Israeli’s continue to lie about starving humans to death – shame on every one of them and all politicians and journalists who perpetuate the lies – Mark Looking down the barrel of the camera, the determination and passion are clear to see in Mokhtar Hamdi’s eyes.From underneath the bench, he pulls out large pots and pans and other utensils and gets to work.From cinnamon buns to burgers, fruit tarts to spaghetti, Mokhtar seems to make the impossible possible from his makeshift kitchen in

More and more indiscriminate murder by Israel – Mark Israel’s military says it has killed the head of Hamas’s security forces in southern Gaza, Hussam Shahwah, as part of a series of air strikes in the enclave that killed at least 37 Palestinians. The strike in Khan Younis hit an encampment sheltering displaced families, killing Shahwah and 10 others, according to local medics. Gaza’s interior ministry, which is run by Hamas, claims the director general of Gaza’s police department, Mahmoud Salah, and his aide, Shahwan,

Jimmy Carter by Jonathan Kuttab   At the age of 100, Jimmy Carter passed away this week in his home in Plains, Georgia.  I have had the pleasure and honor of meeting President Carter several times, after he left office. It is rare to see such a humble, powerful, and authentically Christian person reach the highest political office, while maintaining his faith, honesty and integrity. He made mistakes, to be sure. Yet, he had the grace to acknowledge them, especially after he left office, where

Jan 2nd, 2025 For the second year, Sabeel partnered with local organizations to develop a play titled Emanuel. The play explores the reality of life in Gaza during the Christmas season, emphasizing how love triumphs over power and remains a more potent force. It was attended by nearly 400 people, primarily teenagers and young adults, in Jerusalem. The play is scheduled to be performed in Ramallah on January 5th and in Bethlehem on January 12th. Loving God, we thank You for the success of the play Emanuel and for