Palestinian Ministry of Education says over 22 thousands Palestinian students have been killed by Israel in the last three years; 179 public schools and 105 UNRWA schools were destroyed. Yet 700 teaching locations in Gaza opened for Gaza students

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Palestinian Ministry of Education says over 22 thousands Palestinian students have been killed by Israel in the last three years; 179 public schools and 105 @unrwa schools were destroyed. Yet 700 teaching locations in Gaza opened for Gaza students

https://x.com/daoudkuttab/status/2107722648885080504

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 UNRWA

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UNRWA is more than an agency. We are teachers helping children learn, nurses providing healthcare, social workers supporting families and frontline staff meeting needs on the ground every day. Behind the disinformation are real people, real needs and real rights. #UNRWAworks

 

 

Across the occupied #WestBank, more than 48,000 #Palestine Refugee children are returning to UNRWA schools for a new year of learning, reconnecting with friends and teachers and working towards a brighter future.  From the first day of school, UNRWA supports their learning and aspirations.  #UNRWAworks #FundUNRWA

 

In the Gaza Strip, 

the occupied West Bank, 

Lebanon, 

Syria, 

Jordan, 

through every challenge, we provide essential services and lifesaving support to millions of #Palestine Refugees. 

 

We are UNRWA.  

 

#UNRWAworks #FundUNRWA 

 

https://x.com/UNRWA/status/2107350147474526212 

With deep sorrow and grief, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, mourns the passing of Mrs. Maysa Khader Ibrahim Abu Daoud (Ayyad) and Mrs. Mary Hafez Michel Najjar (Abu Daoud), who were killed in the Israeli air strike that took place last night October 2nd, 2026, in ​Gaza City.

Maysaa. Marie. Remember their names   

https://x.com/jacknassar33/status/2106278844810314050/photo/1

 

Christian Palestinians- Mary Hafez Abu Dawoud and her daughter Maysa Abu Dawoud killed by Israel 

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Sad eulogy by the Patriarch of the latin church in Jerusalem  @LPJerusalem 

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Condolences

https://www.lpj.org/en/news/condolences-on-the-death-of-maysa-khader-abu-daoud-and-mary-hafez 

With deep sorrow and grief, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, mourns the passing of Mrs. Maysa Khader Ibrahim Abu Daoud (Ayyad) and Mrs. Mary Hafez Michel Najjar (Abu Daoud), who were killed in the Israeli air strike that took place last night October 2nd, 2026, in ​Gaza City.

On behalf of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, its clergy and faithful, Card. Pizzaballa extends his deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and to the Christian community in Gaza, praying that the Lord may grant them comfort, strength, and consolation in their loss.

The funeral will take place today, Saturday, 3 October 2026, at 12:00 noon at St. Porphyrius Church in Gaza.

His Beatitude offers his prayers to the Lord, asking Him to receive the two deceased in His abundant mercy, grant them eternal rest in His Kingdom, and bestow upon their families and loved ones the grace of consolation, strength, and hope.

“Blessed the one whom you will choose and bring to dwell in your courts.” (Ps 65:5)

 

 

https://x.com/LPJerusalem/status/2106313489627140386

When will Israel fulfill its ceasefire obligations? "Netanyahu keeps getting away with constantly changing the goal posts" Daoud Kuttab in The Arab News

Displaced Palestinians gather to collect water at a tent camp in Gaza City, August 9, 2026. (REUTERS)

Daoud Kuttab

August 09, 2026

 

The badly violated Gaza ceasefire might be getting further attention from the US-led Board of Peace.

Last September, President Donald Trump presented Arab and Muslim leaders at the UN with a 20-point, multiphase plan for Gaza. It was accepted by all parties, including Israel and Hamas, and received UN backing from a binding Security Council resolution.

That is the point at which the plan stopped being respected. Or, to be fair, stopped being respected by one of the parties, Israel, which has continued shooting and occupying more land, while the other party, the Palestinian resistance, has become a lame duck.

But suddenly, while the world was focused on the war between the US and Iran and the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the beleaguered Gaza Strip recently got what appeared to be some good news.

Hamas, headed by newly elected leader Khalil Al-Hayya, agreed on July 31 to a detailed Board of Peace road map for the future. However, even the acceptance of a made-for-Israel plan, which was seen and not rejected by the Israeli authorities, is now opposed by Tel Aviv.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing entourage had expected Hamas to reject the plan. On Sunday, Netanyahu himself openly dismissed it, saying that Israeli forces “would not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed.” The Israelis are now looking for ways to once again shift the goalposts, with the expectation that Hamas will not accept any further compromise.

The BBC has reported that at least 13 people, including several children, have been killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza since Hamas agreed to disarm. Criticism followed from the US-appointed envoy Nickolay Mladenov, director general of the Board of Peace, who wrote on X: “Two days of strikes across Gaza have killed civilians and destroyed medical supplies.”

The board’s latest 15-point sequencing plan commits Hamas, along with other armed factions and militias, to total disarmament in return for a gradual, reciprocal Israeli withdrawal from 60 percent of the Gaza Strip and the governing of Gaza by a Palestinian technocratic committee chosen by Washington.

Trump publicly approved the plan, describing it as “a critical step toward Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government.” In a message posted on Truth Social, he said that “the International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors.”

This time, Israel will not be able to flout the ceasefire since it will be monitored by an international force... READ MORE  https://www.arabnews.com/node/2654015 

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"For many Palestinians, especially Palestinian Christians, Maundy Thursday is not just a memory of faith but a reminder of their enduring connection to the land where Jesus walked... "

Sliman Mansour's The last supper (العشاء الأخير), oil on canvas, 1994

 

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Maundy Thursday, the night of the Last Supper, marks a profound moment when Jesus shared a final meal with his disciples in Jerusalem, breaking bread and offering wine as symbols of his body and blood—a gesture of love, sacrifice, and unity. This sacred event, rooted deeply in the land of Palestine, took place among olive trees, stone streets, and communities that still exist today.

 

For many Palestinians, especially Palestinian Christians, Maundy Thursday is not just a memory of faith but a reminder of their enduring connection to the land where Jesus walked. 

 

In a time when access to holy sites is often restricted and daily life is marked by struggle, the Last Supper becomes a symbol of resilience, hospitality, and hope—a sacred moment echoing through centuries of steadfast faith under occupation.

Israel’s war on Palestinian political life in Jerusalem- by Daoud Kuttab: If Israel truly seeks peace and coexistence, it must begin by recognizing the rights of Palestinians to exist, organize and thrive. That includes respect for international law, the protection of educational and religious institutions, and allowing Palestinians the freedom to engage in normal political and civil life. The international community, in particular Israel’s allies, must also take note: Silence in the face of these violations is complicity. As Israel continues to claim the mantle of democracy, its actions in East Jerusalem tell another story, one of exclusion, repression and systematic erasure.

 "Israeli authorities are redrawing the city not only physically, but socially and spiritually."

Daoud Kuttab

While the world is focused on global economic issues and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, Israel’s recent harsh policies in East Jerusalem mark an alarming new chapter in a long-standing campaign to eliminate any form of organized Palestinian political or civic presence in the city.

Under the pretext of security, Israel has persistently targeted and dismantled institutions that serve as pillars of Palestinian society, be they unions, schools, cultural centers or political offices.

In the latest examples of this, Israeli authorities this week presented orders to shut down six UN-run schools by May 8, and ordered the immediate closure of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions.

This pattern is not new. For years, and especially since the signing in 1993 of the Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles, also referred to as the Oslo Accords, Israel has worked to dismantle Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem. They began with closing the historic Orient House, the Chamber of Commerce, the Arab Higher Council for Tourism, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, and the Palestinian Center for Social Research.

Such actions reveal an apartheid reality. Despite claiming East Jerusalem as part of its “unified capital,” Israel continues to act in ways that starkly contradict its self-declared identity as a democratic state. By criminalizing Palestinian civic engagement and political expression, it exposes the discriminatory foundations and strategy of Jewish supremacy in areas under Israeli civilian, as well as military, control.... READ MORE   https://www.arabnews.com/node/2596753

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Prayer Vigil November 20, 2023 6 p.m. Washington DC: CEASEFIRE NOW (stop the violence, stop the injustice, stop the racist hate, STOP ISRAEL'S WAR ON PALESTINE )

 

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finally the [American] churches are making the right move

 

Gaza must not become a graveyard for international law

Gaza

Gaza is not a prison it is a Concentration Camp - a prison is where prisoners go, the men women and children of Palestine committed no crime. 

  

From The River To The Sea

The popular pro-Palestine chants "Free Palestine and "From The River To The Sea" are not chant to destroy Israel, they are pleas for respect for universal human rights and the rule of fair and just laws. All Israelis and Palestinians must be free to live in peace and security....

 

WEST BANK

Oct 23, 2023

“Israeli forces are increasingly and brazenly killing Palestinian children throughout the West Bank,” said Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP. “At this moment, there is absolutely no check on Israeli aggression as the international community enables war crimes through the provision of weapons and financial and diplomatic support to ensure Israeli forces and officers enjoy impunity regardless of the gravity of crimes.”

"Under international law, intentional lethal force is only justified in circumstances where a direct threat to life or of serious injury is present. However, investigations and evidence collected by DCIP regularly suggest that Israeli forces use lethal force against Palestinian children in circumstances that may amount to extrajudicial or wilful killings."

   https://www.dci-palestine.org/israeli_forces_kill_15_year_old_palestinian_boy_injure_brother_near_nablus 

What’s the Israel-Palestine conflict about? A simple guide

It’s killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions. And its future lies in its past.   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/9/whats-the-israel-palestine-conflict-about-a-simple-guide

 

I’m a Palestinian citizen of Israel. Right now, that’s as complex as you could possibly imagine

Maria Rashed

Let’s be clear: one can support Palestinians’ right to resist and end the occupation without supporting Hamas

"One thing that unites Palestinians is that our journey is never easy or smooth. To be a Palestinian citizen in Israel is exceptionally challenging – especially at the moment, when people expect you to take a clear, one-sided stance. I am forced to constantly question where I truly belong, feeling nowhere and everywhere simultaneously.

I was born and raised in Nazareth in a Christian family. Later, I moved to Tel Aviv, living in a diverse community with Arabs and Jews. Although I was born in Israel, I struggle to identify fully with a country that views me as a second-class citizen, publicly speaks against Arabs, oppresses Palestinians – and the list goes on." 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/22/palestinian-citizen-israel-without-supporting-hamas?CMP=share_btn_tw

 

 

America: Live Up to Your Own Principles When Dealing with Palestine

I admire the stated principles of the United States of America. I want it to live up to them.

Daoud Kuttab/

October 24, 2023

 

"While Palestinians, like all people under occupation, have an internationally legitimate right to resist their occupiers, the atrocities, whether by Palestinian fighters or others, are wrong, and they need to be called out and condemned. I add my voice without reservation in condemning war crimes against civilians. All humans are created in God’s image, and we are called by our maker to preserve life, not to end it.

Fairness and equality, however, require that everyone who has demanded the condemnation of acts by nonstate actors like Hamas must also be willing to demand the same from state actors.

Hamas committed war crimes, according to Amnesty International Secretary-General Agnès Callamard. But experts say that Israel’s blockade of Gaza and ordered evacuation violate international law as well. “Collective punishment is a war crime. Israel is doing that by cutting electricity, water, food, blocking aid from entering the Gaza Strip,” said Human Rights Watch’s Omar Shakir."

https://newrepublic.com/article/176362/america-principles-israel-palestine 

What’s the Israel-Palestine conflict about? A simple guide

It’s killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions. And its future lies in its past.   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/9/whats-the-israel-palestine-conflict-about-a-simple-guide

UNWRA 1949 photo- Palestine Refugees

UNWRA 1949 photo- Palestine Refugees

 

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Visit the online platform for the digitized UNRWA Archive. ِAs we continue to upload digitized photographs and videos.

 

Here you can browse the collections, galleries, and files that you can access in this media library. https://unrwa.photoshelter.com/index

 

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