Matthew Knott April 4, 2026 Just what Netanyahu wants – he can now do whatever he wants in Gaza and the West Bank – murder / genocide with no challange – Peter Mohammed Alastal has been waiting for someone to call, waiting for someone to care. Waiting for someone from the outside world to ask: what is life like now in Gaza? This tiny patch of earth that dominated global headlines for two years has largely faded from view, swept aside by the United States’ and Israel’s

The Politics of Palm Sunday   by Jonathan Kuttab Palm Sunday, commemorated last Sunday in the Western traditions but this coming Sunday in the Eastern traditions, marks the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and the beginning of Holy Week. At that time, this was perceived to be a major political event and was seen as such by the Romans and the Jewish religious and secular authorities, those collaborators who governed the land under the authority of the Romans. Their arrangement required that the local authorities

Why Israel Wants a War with Iran (with Gideon Levy) | The Chris Hedges Report “Gideon Levy believes Israel’s rampant militarism has infected the minds of its entire population. Without an impossible reversal, the Jewish state’s destructive warpath will rage on.” Watch the interview. Gideon Levy is an Israeli journalist who writes for the paper Haaretz.

Israel has lost its soul – God help them – Peter Bashar Fawadleh, a native of the West Bank, was appointed the Latin parish priest of Taybeh in 2021. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Bashar Fawadleh The Latin parish priest of the last entirely Christian village in the West Bank appealed for the solidarity of Christians worldwide in the face of new attacks by “fanatical Israeli settlers” seeking to displace the local population. Father Bashar Fawadleh issued an appeal on Saturday, March 21, telling ACI

Knesset approves measure that has been criticised by European countries and rights groups Israel are just making it legal to kill at will – something they have done illegally for 76 years – Peter Israel’s parliament has passed a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks, a measure sharply criticised as discriminatory by European countries and rights groups. The legislation makes the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank found guilty of intentionally carrying out deadly attacks deemed acts

“Come, Receive the Light”   a 2026 Easter message from Fr. Paul Abernathy   “Christ in the Wild” by Kelly Latimore   Dear Mark, For far too long, the Palestinian people have lived beneath a shroud of unimaginable darkness. This darkness has manifested in the form of racism, apartheid, and genocide, so blatant that it seems inexplicable. Millions continue to endure unimaginable oppression. Torture, political imprisonment, displacement, and murder at the hands of a remarkably brutal and racist regime are all regular parts of Palestinian life.

50 years ago, on March 30, 1976, six unarmed Palestinians were killed, and more than 100 were injured by Israeli police during protests against Israel’s confiscation of Palestinian land in the Galilee. Since this date, Palestinians have commemorated Land Day as a day of remembrance but also resistance. God of the dispossessed, we remember all the people of Palestine and indigenous peoples everywhere,  who keep the memory and refuse to forget the land which is the source of their hope and dignity. Bless those who endure, who plant, and who resist. Help us to continue to bear witness to and resist

Evil Shall Not Have the Last Word   by Jonathan Kuttab Spring is in the air. The daffodils are beginning to bloom, buds are sprouting on the trees, birds are chirping, and the weather is warming. It is no surprise that Easter season comes in the spring, with its promise of renewal and life after a long cold winter. For those of us concerned with peace and justice, it has been and continues to be a  bitter cold winter. Occupation, genocide, apartheid, war and displacement seem

A Statement From The Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center   “They shall beat their swords into ploughshares… nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” — Isaiah 2:4 We, the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, speak from Jerusalem, a city that has known occupation and the machinery of war for generations. We speak as Palestinian Christians who believe, without reservation, that violence is never a solution. International law, while imperfect, remains the only framework humanity has built to protect

The violence in the region continues to escalate. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced and thousands killed across Iran, Lebanon, Palestine/Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and many countries throughout the Gulf. Liberator Christ, who walked alongside the marginalized of your time, we ask you to open our hearts and minds to bear witness to all who are suffering in our region. Do not let us normalize mass death and destruction, but rather call us to be peacemakers. We pray for your justice and peace to reign