13th of March 2025 Israeli occupation forces continue their military operations in the West Bank, carrying out mass arrests and demolishing homes. Meanwhile, extremist settlers persist in their violent actions across the region, such as stealing 800 sheep near Jericho and injuring Palestinians in Masafer Yatta, all without intervention from the Israeli Army.  God of justice, in this season of Lent, as we grieve the destruction in the West Bank, we remember Christ’s journey to the cross and his call to stand with the oppressed. As homes

On 19 January 2025, once the ceasefire in Gaza went into effect, the Israeli government declared it was adding the demand for “increased offensive activity” in the West Bank to its official list of “war objectives”. The addition was merely a formal affirmation of Israel’s treatment of the West Bank since 7 October 2023 as another front in the all-out war declared on the Palestinians since the Hamas attack. In keeping with this approach, the Israeli regime has ramped up its oppression of Palestinians in the

The Age / New York Times| 11 March 2025 Another illegal, immoral and evil action by a Government that has lost all moral authority – Mark Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said he was immediately cutting off electricity to the Gaza Strip, a move that may have limited impact in Gaza, given restrictions already in place, but that comes as Israel tries to pressure Hamas amid talks over their fragile truce.“We will employ all the tools at our disposal so that all the hostages are returned,

Of course Israel rejects it – they just want the land for themselves with all Arabs either dead or somewhere else – Mark Israel has rejected a proposal from the Arab League under which Gaza would be rebuilt without its remaining population being displaced. (AP: Evan Vucci)“But what other option is there?”“Why don’t the Arabs come up with a solution?”This reaction — repeated especially often in the US media — to President Donald Trump’s AI-washed and hummus-infused vision of Gaza-a-Lago, is one of the most frustrating

Mar 4, 2025 The Australian government’s decision to award $4 million in funding to health organisation Project Rozana is a cynical attempt to whitewash Israel’s genocide in Gaza and its decades-long system of illegal occupation and apartheid. Rather than supporting Palestinian self-determination, this funding entrenches Israeli control over Palestinian healthcare, bypassing Palestinian institutions, sidelining Palestinian medical sovereignty, and legitimising the very regime responsible for systematically dismantling Palestinian healthcare, its economy and society. By design, Project Rozana does not challenge the root causes of Palestinian suffering: the lack of

While the month traditionally brings families together to fast, pray, and share meals, Palestinians in the West Bank struggle to survive More and more evil – God help them all – Mark As Ramadan arrives in the occupied West Bank, the Islamic month that brings joy, community, and spiritual reflection is overshadowed by despair, displacement, and economic hardship. For many Palestinians in the region, this year’s Ramadan has been met with great challenges, leaving little room for celebration amid ongoing Israeli military operations disrupting daily life, displacing thousands, and

The bombing has destroyed agricultural land and poisoned the soil, while Israel’s sweeping blockade has made water scarce for farmers who once provided a third of Gaza’s food needs. Israel has proven that its stated aim of destroying Gaza in every way is coming true – Mark GAZA—On an afternoon in early February, Sami Abu Amr, a 61-year-old farmer, walked through his roughly three-acre stretch of land that lies east of the Gaza City neighborhood of Shuja’iyya where he once tended olive trees and grew seasonal

(Herald-Sun, Daily Telegraph, 6/3/2025) Please God keep Trump away from Gaza – Mark Donald Trump’s administration has been conducting secret talks with Hamas on the possibility of releasing American hostages being held in Gaza.According to a report in Reuters, a source briefed on the situation said US special envoy for hostage affairs Adam Boehler has been holding the direct talks with Hamas in recent weeks in Doha, confirming a report by Axios.Until recently the US had dodged direct discussions with the militant group. The US State

(The Age, SMH, 6/3/2025) It has been quite clear for a long time that the Israel Government needed Hamas to act so they could then do all they have done – Mark Jerusalem: Israel’s top domestic security agency ignored signs Hamas would attack in October 2023 and was fooled into believing the militant group did not want all-out war, the agency reported in its inquiry into one of the country’s most devastating security failures.The report by the Israeli Security Agency, known by the Hebrew acronym Shin

A humorous meme in activist circles always begins with the question: “What radicalized you?” Multiple iterations exist, as is common among memes, but answers include: Basic human empathy, Kindergarten, or  The teachings of Jesus.  The subtext being that rather than neo-marxist discourses, critical theory, postcolonial deconstruction, and the like, the thing that radicalized you was essentially the Golden Rule and the ability to feel. I very much relate to this sentiment, but if you were to ask me the same question, my response would undoubtedly be