Catholic Online, Tony Magliano: Since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War when Israel captured and occupied the Palestinian territories of East Jerusalem, the remaining part of the West Bank and Gaza, the Palestinian people have lived under the heavy yoke of Israeli military … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Palestine
Israeli Plan Is to So Divide Palestine That a United State Would Be Impossible
AsiaNews: Three thousand new homes for Israeli settlers will be built in Judea-Samaria (the term Israel uses for the Palestinian Occupied Territories). The announcement was made last night with a statement issued by the defense ministry. This is the fourth announcement … Continue reading
Palestine; Bishops Say ‘We Must Never Become Accustomed to Occupation’
CNA: The bishop [Bishop Declan Lang of Clifton, chair of the Holy Land Coordination] also stated that we have a responsibility to oppose the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are home to some … Continue reading
Palestinians at Mercy of Israel’s Proposed New Land Theft, 2 State Solution to be Trashed
AsiaNews: Legalizing theft, handing over the nation’s political life to the settlers, permanently shelving the birth of a Palestinian state, ignoring the provisions of international law and the decisions of the same Israeli courts. Contacted by AsiaNews Israeli activists and Palestinian … Continue reading
The Cause of the Horror in Palestine: Good Article
I just read this excellent post by an anti-Zionist Jew who is not afraid to put his name on line. The horror of the massacres of Palestinian civilians continues, but conservative Catholic websites dismiss the Israeli atrocities by focusing totally … Continue reading
‘Not War, a Massacre’ Latin Patriarch Decries Civilian Slaughter
Vatican Insider: According to the Patriarch Emeritus of Palestinian origin – the first Arab to be appointed Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem – “the means to achieve peace can only be a means of peace. For sixty years we have seen … Continue reading
Israel Gets 429 Million, Gazans Who Are Dying Daily Get 47 Million: Injustice
Our taxpayer money supports the occupying thieves from Israel first. The Israelis who have displaced 80,000 Palestinians, destroyed 1250 homes in the past two weeks, and continue building homes on stolen property. In your face to the wimps in Washington. … Continue reading
Senate Just OK’d 429 Million of US Taxpayer $ to Support Israel’s Defense
Scott.net: Following a similar resolution passed last week by the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate voted Thursday night to support Israel’s ongoing invasion of the Gaza Strip. No dissenting vote was cast, and no mention was made of the hundreds of … Continue reading
180 Palestinians Dead, Hundreds Lie Wounded and Dying in Packed Hospitals
NBCNews: A weeklong bombing campaign by Israel has pushed Gaza’s biggest hospital to the brink — beds filled with the critically injured, the wails of relatives filling the air and supplies running short. In one bed sat Na’ema Al Battch, the matriarch … Continue reading
Holy Land Bishops Decry Occupation and the Violence It Spawns
CatholicNewsService: Catholic leaders in the Holy Land called for an end to the cycle of violence and criticized Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories and its collective punishment of Palestinians. “Using the death of the three Israelis to exact collective punishment on … Continue reading
Netanyahu Faces Domestic Opposition to Punish Palestine Policy
AsiaNews: Political figures and civilians employed by the Israeli army are against their prime minister and his proposal to punish the Palestinians for daring to launch a unity government, after the reconciliation of Fatah and Hamas. An initial harsh response from … Continue reading
Israel’s Palestinian Strategy: Two Steps Forward One Step Back
And the Israeli settlement building continues on over bulldozed houses in the occupied territories of Palestine. AsiaNews: Israel has blocked the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners, accusing the Palestinian Authority of seeking more recognition from the international community and the … Continue reading
Israel Demolishes 663 Palestinian Homes and Structures in One Year
Catholic Online: The number of demolitions increased by almost half, 25 aid organizations have said. There is also the issue of displacement of Palestinians — by nearly three-quarters between July 2013, when the talks began, and the end of the … Continue reading
US Bishops Petition Government to Pressure Israel to Cease Stealing Land
CNA: The U.S. bishops’ international justice and peace representative has called on the state department to pressure the Israeli government to cease its efforts to confiscate Palestinian land in the West Bank. “I ask you once again to urge the … Continue reading
Israel OKs Plan to Build 2610 Homes in Occupied Palestine
AsiaNews: All members of the UN Security Council, with the exception of the United States, have accused Israel of undermining peace with the latest decisions to build more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. In recent days, Israel has launched … Continue reading