Monday, April 21, 2025

His watchwords were "encounter," "dialogue," "reconciliation" and "build bridges, not walls." Pope Francis, who reached out to the margins of society, has died at 88

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"Francis repeatedly railed against the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, urging negotiations to end the fighting. In November 2024, he vo...
Sunday, April 20, 2025

"On Easter, the story of Jesus — born in Bethlehem, living under occupation, crucified by empire — echoes the Palestinian experience: a people who face oppression, loss, and injustice, yet refuse to be erased..."

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The Nazarene (الناصري), oil on canvas, 1993 artist Sliman Mansour   sliman.mansour On Easter, the story of Jesus — born in Bethlehem, livin...
Saturday, April 19, 2025

A nation behind bars: Why has Israel imprisoned 10,000 Palestinians? ... For every Palestinian Israel freed in the ceasefire deal, it apprehended 15 more. The number of political prisoners in its jails has doubled since the war began.

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By  Mohamed A. Hussein   and   Mohammed Haddad Published On 17 Apr 2025 17 Apr 2025     On April 17 every year, Palestinian Prisoner’s Day i...

“Maybe my photos will live longer than I do and that’s what makes me feel at peace” Fatima Hassouna, a well-known Palestinian photographer from Gaza, was killed alongside ten members of her family when the Israeli army targeted her home in Gaza City April 16th, 2025

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Fatima Hassouna of Palestine, a well known young Photojournalist who had been documenting on the ground in Gaza for 18 months Fatima Hassoun...

A martyr is a person who is killed or made to suffer because of their religious or other beliefs ... Talented artist Deem Zurub [Dina Khaled Mohammed Zaarab] drew pictures of people who died in Gaza- MARTYRs who died in Israel's war against the indigenous people of Palestine. Deem Zurub, a Palestinian refugee living in a tent, was killed by Israeli airstrike April 14th, 2025

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Deem holding a drawing she did of a child killed by Israeli forces Deem Zurub, Palestinian artist - She didn’t just sketch martyrs — she bec...

"At an exhibition in Amsterdam, a long poster lists the names of Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza. Standing before it is heartbreaking. Every loss hurts deeply." Samar Abu Elouf

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Samar Abu Elouf @samarabuelouf At an exhibition in Amsterdam, a long poster lists the names of Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza.    St...
Friday, April 18, 2025

Seder Plate [2006] poem by Susan Eisenberg

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Seder Plate poem from Susan Eisenberg's 2006 book of Poetry BLIND SPOT
Thursday, April 17, 2025

"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... "

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Sliman Mansour's The last supper (العشاء الأخير), oil on canvas, 1994   Daoud Kuttab داود كُتّاب @daoudkuttab   Maundy Thursday, the ni...

More than 2.1 million people are trapped in Gaza, they are starved and bombed and starved and bombed and bombed again and again and again. Men, women and children are starving and dying, while at crossing points food, medicine, fuel, and shelter supplies are piling up .... The siege must be lifted, crossings must re-open for a steady flow of aid, and the #ceasefire must be renewed.

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UNRWA @UNRWA It has been nearly seven weeks since the State of Israel banned the entry of humanitarian aid, medical and commercial supplies,...

Archbishop Atallah Hanna: "One cannot be a Christian and a Zionist at the same time. To conflate the faith of love and peace with a racist political movement is a deliberate offense against Christianity"

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Gaza has the most child amputees in history... An estimated ten children are amputated every hour in Gaza, most without anaesthesia, sedation or even pain medication.

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  2024 The Children Who Lost Limbs in Gaza 2025 Gaza's child amputees struggle with recovery, especially after Israel's cutoff of ai...

Easter celebrations have been canceled in the birthplace of Christ - an act of solidarity... "We lift up prayers to the Risen Christ, the Lord of peace, that this Feast of the Glorious Resurrection may be an occasion for peace and healing for our wounded hearts and for this sorrowful city. We also extend our warmest congratulations to our Christian brothers and sisters on this blessed feast, and we ask the Risen Christ to lift the oppression from this Holy Land, and to grant everyone safety, peace, stability, and a just and lasting peace."

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 Statement from the Greek Orthodox Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem:  “In light of the tragic circumstances, and in the shadow of the bru...