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The Betrayal of Shadow and the Silence of Light
Read More: The Betrayal of Shadow and the Silence of LightBy Joy of Ghazza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, September 2025 In the sacred stillness of Da Vinci’s Last Supper,I once gazed upon that solemn silence,my soul entangled in every…
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A Message to the Living Stones
Read More: A Message to the Living StonesBy Deacon Stephanus Khoury of Zababdeh, Jenin, Palestine, June 2026 Dear Living Stones in the homeland of Jesus, In these days, as discussions about land, borders, and ancient…
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![[Saed] Like phantoms we live in the void](https://i0.wp.com/christianminuschristianity.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pexels-photo-31562000.jpeg?resize=975%2C1300&ssl=1)
[Saed] Like phantoms we live in the void
Read More: [Saed] Like phantoms we live in the voidBy Saed, Gaza Strip, Palestine, July 17, 2026 Like phantoms we live in the voidTime is measured by funeralsIn nowhereWe live as shadows liveThere is no existence hereNor…
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Echoes of a Human Dream: Have We Truly Evolved?
Read More: Echoes of a Human Dream: Have We Truly Evolved?By Joy of Ghazza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, September 2025 This question, despite its silliness, haunts me. It’s not my question, and it’s not even a casual one I saw…
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![[Saed] It is a journey through dust.](https://i0.wp.com/christianminuschristianity.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pexels-photo-20211136.jpeg?resize=1880%2C1057&ssl=1)
[Saed] It is a journey through dust.
Read More: [Saed] It is a journey through dust.By Saed, Gaza Strip, Palestine, September 7, 2026 It is a journey through dust.Glory to the winds,to the statues of flies,to the national anthemabove the tents.A homeland that…
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![[Saed] Like a Horse That Threw Its Rider](https://i0.wp.com/christianminuschristianity.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pexels-photo-6966050.jpeg?resize=867%2C1300&ssl=1)
[Saed] Like a Horse That Threw Its Rider
Read More: [Saed] Like a Horse That Threw Its RiderBy Saed, Gaza Strip, Palestine, August 21, 2026 Like a Horse That Threw Its RiderLife runs on, alone, without me.O life,wait.There is only a little leftin my cup…
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Yom Kippur: What Does It Say to Us as Christians in a Time of War?
Read More: Yom Kippur: What Does It Say to Us as Christians in a Time of War?By Deacon Stephanus Khoury, St. George Greek Catholic Church, Zababdeh, Jenin, September 2026 Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in…
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![[Saed] The Apology That Cannot Restore What War Destroyed](https://i0.wp.com/christianminuschristianity.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/pexels-photo-35934179.jpeg?resize=1880%2C1253&ssl=1)
[Saed] The Apology That Cannot Restore What War Destroyed
Read More: [Saed] The Apology That Cannot Restore What War DestroyedBy Saed, Gaza Strip, Palestine, September 14, 2026 Usually, the purpose of an apology is to restore some measure of dignity to the person whose dignity has been…
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Economic Strain and Daily Survival in the West Bank
Read More: Economic Strain and Daily Survival in the West BankBy Usama Nicola, Bethlehem, Palestine During a recent visit to a butcher shop in Bethlehem, I met Abu Ali, an 85-year-old butcher whose stories hold half a century…
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[Saed] Two years
Read More: [Saed] Two yearsBy Saed, Gaza Strip, Palestine, December 8, 2025 Two yearsAnd the school bell rings on time,No one hears itBut the martyred studentsline up every morningWith their colorful backpacks,And…
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They Heard the Child Cry. Then They Bombed the House.
Read More: They Heard the Child Cry. Then They Bombed the House.September 12, 2026, Bethlehem, Palestine There is a sentence in NAZA that should haunt anyone who still believes that the killing of civilians in Gaza is merely a regrettable side…
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Israel To Close British Consulate in Jerusalem as Settlement Trade Dispute Escalates
Read More: Israel To Close British Consulate in Jerusalem as Settlement Trade Dispute EscalatesSource: OCHA oPt September 8, 2026. What began as a dispute over settlement policy has therefore evolved into a much wider confrontation concerning international law, Palestinian statehood, Israeli…
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[Saed] Two years ago
Read More: [Saed] Two years agoBy Saed, Gaza Strip, Palestine, December 8, 2025 Two years agoAnd I apologize to my friendsFor the affection that dried up between us And I apologize to the…
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Feast of the Acension
Read More: Feast of the AcensionBy Deacon Stephanus Khoury, St. George Greek Catholic Church, Zababdeh, JeninMay 15, 2026 Today we celebrated the Ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven. This feast opens before us a horizon…
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BREAKING: West Bank Teachers Denied Access to their Jerusalem Students the First Day of School and the First Days of School are Cancelled
Read More: BREAKING: West Bank Teachers Denied Access to their Jerusalem Students the First Day of School and the First Days of School are CancelledThe teacher from Bethlehem or Beit Jala may be an excellent instructor, and perhaps they have taught at a school in Jerusalem for years and live only a…
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Prayer’s Essence: From Seeking Change to Accepting Change
Read More: Prayer’s Essence: From Seeking Change to Accepting ChangeBy Usama Nicola, Bethlehem, Palestine, September 2026 Prayer is not merely words we repeat to present our needs, nor is it an attempt to persuade heaven to intervene…
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Palestinian Artist of Memory and Resistance
Read More: Palestinian Artist of Memory and ResistanceBy Usama Nicola, Bethlehem, Palestine, August 2026 The famous Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour has passed away at the age of 79 at Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem, where…
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Untitled (Reconstruction)
Read More: Untitled (Reconstruction)By Joy of Ghazza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, September 2025 In every conference, they speak of reconstruction —the rebuilding of this sorrowful land.They discuss collecting the rubble and ashes,recycling them…
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Transfer of LE under Israeli Law in the West Bank: A step toward De Facto Annexation?
Read More: Transfer of LE under Israeli Law in the West Bank: A step toward De Facto Annexation?B’Tselem Occupied West Bank | August 14, 2026 On 14 August 2026, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the Israeli army to draft a proposal to hand over…
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[Saed] What if the martyred children returned one by one
Read More: [Saed] What if the martyred children returned one by oneBy Saed, Gaza Strip, Palestine, December 11, 2025 What if the martyred children returned one by one,Entering the housesWith joy ringing in their voices like the sound of…
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![[Saed] A beautiful poet died.](https://i0.wp.com/christianminuschristianity.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/pexels-photo-13909636.jpeg?resize=867%2C1300&ssl=1)
[Saed] A beautiful poet died.
Read More: [Saed] A beautiful poet died.By Saed, Gaza Strip, Palestine, December 13, 2025 A beautiful poet died. A friend wrote:Ramallah will sleep alone tonight. I replied:And so has Gaza been for two years…
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Qusra Under Siege: Families Trapped Amid Settler Violence
Read More: Qusra Under Siege: Families Trapped Amid Settler ViolenceIsraeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers in front of Palestinian homes that they have blockaded in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West…