March 27th, 2025 Last week, the ceasefire broke in the middle of the night, with Israeli attacks killing over 700 Palestinians in the span of 3 days. In the renewed attacks, Israel bombed a hospital as well as blocked movement from the North to the South. This push comes after 20 days of an aid blockade on Gaza, with displaced Palestinians running out of water and flour.  Holy God, there are no words left to describe our pain. We can only echo the words of the

How I wish Fatah would focus on keeping the Palestinians safe in the West Bank from the continued Genocide by Israel – Mark Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah movement called on its Islamist rivals Hamas on Saturday to relinquish power in order to safeguard the “existence” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.“Hamas must show compassion for Gaza, its children, women and men,” Fatah spokesman Monther al-Hayek said.He called on Hamas to “step aside from governing and fully recognise that the battle ahead will lead to

(The Australian, 24/3/2025) This so sad – even honest Jews are threatened if they dare criticise Netanyahu – the Jewish soul is seriously compromised – Mark Victoria Police has taken extraordinary court action targeting an online campaigner against anti-Semitism, declaring her ¬social media posts are a risk to the personal safety of the leader of a left-wing Jewish group, Sarah Schwartz.Police have applied for a personal safety intervention order on behalf of Ms Schwartz, the leader of the Jewish Council of Australia, alleging Instagram campaigner Zara

Netanyahu needed a scapegoat for HIS actions – Mark The head of Israeli’s internal security service Shin Bet has attacked the government’s decision to fire him as “entirely tainted by conflicts of interest,” saying the unprecedented move constituted a “fundamentally invalid” attempt to undermine the service as it probes Qatar’s influence at the Prime Minister’s Office.Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet on Friday (AEDT) approved the Prime Minister‘s request to fire Ronen Bar, deepening a power struggle that is dividing the country.The decision to sack Mr Bar is focused

Netanyahu doesn’t care about anybody but himself – how sad for his life and eternal soul – Mark Israel’s “King Bibi” has trouble in his palace. With protesters camping outside Benjamin Netanyahu’s house and Israelis being told to return to war, the prime minister is nevertheless going further than ever in a contentious quest to remove opponents and obstacles. According to leading experts, the stakes are high. They’re outraged, and have publicly said Israeli democracy has been backsliding under Netanyahu Constitutional law professor Suzie Navot, from

Netanyahu has always intended to sacrifice the Israeli hostages to ensure he can finish the massacre of all Palestinians – this is just such a betrayal of the Israeli people – Mark Truly, I lack the words to describe just how depressing the resumption of bombings in Gaza is. By now, you will probably have read several analyses explaining how inevitable this moment was, how it was baked into the terms of the ceasefire. That is true, but ultimately not true enough; the inevitability was baked

(The Australian, 20/3/2025) God help them all – Mark Israel said it sent ground troops back into the centre and south of the Gaza Strip, expanding a military operation that began with a wave of air strikes a day earlier that Palestinian authorities said killed hundreds of people.Israel said its forces were moving into a key corridor that bisects the Gaza Strip across its centre line, aiming to partly split the northern and southern halves of the territory. It said other forces would be positioned in

(The Age, SMH, 20/3/2025) This sadly was planned by Israel – get the innocents back to places in Gaza that are easily bombed and then kill them – Mark Tel Aviv, Israel: When a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began two months ago, Herut Nimrodi knew it would take time before her son was released from captivity in Gaza. The 20-year-old soldier was meant to be part of the second phase of the deal winding down the war.But with Israel’s surprise bombardment of Gaza on Tuesday,

Israel says President Donald Trump green lit a scorched-earth bombing of Gaza that wiped out entire families and killed dozens of infants and other children. Editor’s note: Due to the ongoing Israeli attacks, Abubaker Abed relayed his reporting and eyewitness account to Jeremy Scahill by phone and text messages. DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA—The U.S.-backed Israeli government resumed its intense genocidal attacks on Gaza early Tuesday morning, unleashing a massive wave of indiscriminate military strikes across the Strip and killing more than 410 people, including scores of children

March 20th, 2025 Last week, Father Ayman Batahish, the spiritual guide of the Catholic Arab Scout Group in Jerusalem, was heavily injured in a car accident. He is currently getting treatment.  We join the community in Jerusalem in their prayers for Father Ayman Batahish. Holy God, we ask for your healing touch upon his body and strength for his spirit. Guide the hands of those who care for him, and grant him patience and peace in his recovery.  Restore him to health so he may continue