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Peace News Links: December 2008
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Connecting you to news about peacemaking in Israel and Palestine that you may not see on U.S. news. Wednesday, December 31, 2008. Gaza Crisis - good coverage on NPR today. Today NPR had wonderful coverage of what is going on in Gaza - from Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints. Listen to the Israeli ambassador to Washington, Sallai Meridor: http:/ www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? These two views illustrate much of the difficulty preventing peace in the region. Tuesday, December 30, 2008. The Dignity d...
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Peace News Links: November 2008
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Connecting you to news about peacemaking in Israel and Palestine that you may not see on U.S. news. Thursday, November 20, 2008. Update on Arrests: Darlene Wallach in Ramle Prison. Darlene Wallach is in a new prison in Ramle, a men's prison, but she's in a section reserved for illegal immigrants. Israelis Arrest 15 Palestinian Fishermen and 3 Internationals Accompanying Them. Caoimhe (Gaza) 972 598 273 960. Donna (Gaza) 972 598 836 420. Fida (Gaza - Arabic) – 972 599 681 669. The three internationals are...
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Peace News Links: August 2008
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Connecting you to news about peacemaking in Israel and Palestine that you may not see on U.S. news. Saturday, August 30, 2008. Free Gaza boats arrive in Cyprus with 9 sick Palestinians. Here is his report (read more about their journey: www.freegaza.org. Good Morning from Gaza City,. The boats of SS Liberty and SS Free Gaza arrived safely in Larnaca Cyprus last night with some of the original passengers and 9 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip aboard. Dr Bill Dienst, Gaza. Http:/ www.FreeGaza.org. They acc...
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Peace News Links: September 2008
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Connecting you to news about peacemaking in Israel and Palestine that you may not see on U.S. news. Tuesday, September 2, 2008. Free Gaza volunteers accompany Palestinian woman seeking medical attention for a tumor. Erez Crossing, by Donna Wallach:. In addition, we are re-organizing ISM Rafah, to do Palestinian led solidarity work here. Donna Wallach, Free Gaza Movement. Http:/ www.FreeGaza.org. Free Gaza - internationals accompany fishermen; Israeli army fires "warning shots" at them. The fishing fleet ...
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Peace News Links: Arrests of nonviolent protesters in Jayyous: Please contact your congresspersons
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Connecting you to news about peacemaking in Israel and Palestine that you may not see on U.S. news. Thursday, February 19, 2009. Arrests of nonviolent protesters in Jayyous: Please contact your congresspersons. You may remember reading about the village of Jayyous which I visited last June. I wrote about it in July on my other blog. See photo of the farmers waiting for the soldier to recognize them. All the principles of land and water confiscation, home invasion and denial of basic rights so common to t...
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A Pilgrim's Tales: June 2013
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Thursday, June 6, 2013. This Week in Palestine. Each week in Palestine there are many violations of basic human rights, but I will highlight only one. Today it's the attack on Palestinian villages and their fields by Jewish settlers who are living in the West Bank (Palestine), near Nablus. This report comes from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), which monitors violence against Palestinians and accompanies Palestinians who are being threatened:. This level of violence is far from unheard of.
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A Pilgrim's Tales: Will the Holy Fathers Bear True Witness?
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Will the Holy Fathers Bear True Witness? This post comes from Dr. Maria Khoury, who lives in Taybeh, a Christian village in the West Bank near Ramallah. Maria was raised in Denver and now lives in the West Bank with her husband, whose family owns the Taybeh Brewery there. They returned to Palestine after the Oslo Accords, filled with hope for a peaceful resolution of the conflict and freedom for Palestinians. They are sti. Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh,. We are locked up behi...
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A Pilgrim's Tales: September 2013
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Monday, September 30, 2013. Today in Palestine - Israeli Settlers Occupy Palestinian Land, Obstructing Peace Talks. Photo: from OccupiedPalestina.wordpress.com. Please take three minutes to watch this live report. From the West Bank. Monday, September 16, 2013. In Colorado we are experiencing tragic loss of life and property - a hundred year event. There is much suffering and loss - they are saying as many as 20,000 homes lost. The villagers, who are mainly Bedouins, were given no prior notice about the ...
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A Lenten Geography: March 2010
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Maundy Thursday, "Thursday of the mandate". John 13.1-17, 31b-35. I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.” (John 13.34). In the verses we don’t read on this night Jesus says, “one of you will betray me.” (13.21), and “before the cock crows, you will have denied me three times.” (13.38) Whoaa! The ones who set a trap for us, to kill us? Read John 13.1-38. Yet, Jesus is very precise: “as I have lov...
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Peace News Links: October 2008
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Connecting you to news about peacemaking in Israel and Palestine that you may not see on U.S. news. Friday, October 31, 2008. Israeli Gunboats Attack Palestinian Fishing Boats. This press release came today from the Free Gaza movement - the internationals who are accompanying Gazan fishermen. Tuesday's post (below) links to a video of this or a similar attack: http:/ redressnewsblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/video-day-in-life-of-gazan-fisherman.html. Media TeamFree Gaza Movement357 99 08 17 67. LESTINE (29 Oc...