Tag: Israel
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A Thorough, November Update on Gaza
By, A Friend Living in Palestine, November 16, 2025 The recent period of the war on Gaza, marked by the ostensible ceasefire of October 2025, has unfolded as yet another chapter in the devastation of the Palestinian enclave. Satellite analysis, humanitarian reports, and international observations paint a sobering picture of destruction, displacement, and a peace
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The Olive Season in Palestine 2025: Harvest Under Siege
By Usama Nicola, Bethlehem, Palestine, October 2025 In Bethlehem, as in most Palestinian villages, the olive season is a significant social and cultural occasion. I grew up experiencing the harvest season with my family and cousins. Those were days filled with work and laughter; we would gather under the shade of the trees, eat homemade
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Call for Pastors to Break the Silence About Palestine
By Lani Lanchester A call for congregants to urge pastors and pulpits to break their silence on Palestine and stand with the oppressed. In the Book of Esther, a decree is signed for genocide, Haman convinces King Xerxes that a certain people are “different,” their customs strange, their loyalty questionable. The solution, he says, is
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Starvation, Displacement, and Destruction: The Tragedy of Gaza
By Usama Nicola, Bethlehem, Palestine, September 2025 The ongoing catastrophe in Gaza is not merely a conflict but a genocide devastating the Palestinian people. Since hostilities sharply escalated on October 7, 2023, Gaza has experienced the displacement of two million people. Over 65,174 martyrs have been recorded in hospitals, with a total of 166,071 injured
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Hearts Still Beating for Justice
By Usama Nicola, Bethlehem, Palestine, August 2025 Here in Palestine, we feel the weight of the madness every day. The news is not something distant for us, it is our streets, our homes, our neighbors’ tears. Each morning, we wake to the echo of uncertainty, and each night we lie down with the heavy knowledge
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Staying Strong Right Now for Palestine
We cannot deny that things are very bad right now in Palestine. They have been for over 100 years, and this is an extremely difficult chapter. During times of grief and pain and confusion, we need to put one foot in front of the other. When we do this, every step we take sends forth
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Palestine Book Club at Third Place Books Lake Forest Park
A secular book club for people who want to learn about Palestine. This is not Christian affiliated or associated with Christian Minus Christianity. For more information, contact Marti Schmidt at martha@marthalschmidt.net or Diane Paul at dianepaul475@gmail.com. Join us as we discuss books on and about Palestine rarely reviewed in the corporate media and hard to find in bookstores!
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How do we make Palestinian pain like our own here?
The other day I wrote my friends in Palestine, “even though you’re on the other side of the world, I don’t speak your native language, we are different church denominations, and global powers are making everyone more and more paranoid, your wellbeing makes me more emotional than than things that happen here, which is what
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What is the Relationship between Israel and the Church?
Learn about how to interpret Scripture from Stephen Sizer, who is so persuasive that he has been defamed as antisemitic by Zionists (which is addressed here on his website if you want to look at that before watching this stunning video):
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Reading about Israel in a Theology Textbook
Gaza has entered a state of famine and tens of thousands of people have died. Meanwhile, I’m in seminary and none of this is being discussed. I’m reading this weird piece that talks about how Israel in the Bible is a statement against empire because of Exodus. This is disorienting because neither the Bible nor
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