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
Catholic News Service: Bishops from North America, Europe and Africa called on international leaders to act immediately so people living in the Gaza Strip can have access to basic necessities. “Gaza is a man-made disaster, a shocking scandal, an injustice … Continue reading
AsiaNews: The Israeli government has freed 26 Palestinian prisoners in accordance with the peace negotiations led by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who will return to the region this week to revive the dialogue between Israel and Palestine. The release … Continue reading
96.4 Eagle: One of the most influential Catholic Bishops in the Middle East is expected to criticise Israel during the Christmas Eve midnight mass in Bethlehem. It is thought the Latin Patriach of Jerusalem, Archbishop Fouad Twal, will label Israel’s … Continue reading
I am in no way justifying what what happened yesterday in Gaza when a Palestinian sniper killed a fence-mender. Violence in a cause where the just have no natural hope whatsoever of victory, no matter the righteousness of the indignation, … Continue reading
AsiaNews: The Israeli embargo materials has brought to a halt almost all construction projects in Gaza funded by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to repair or rebuild homes destroyed during Israel’s ‘Cast Lead’ and ‘Pillar of defence’ operations, respectively … Continue reading
Ma’an News Agency: Israeli settlers on Friday took over a monastery in a village near Ramallah and raised an Israeli flag over the building. Priest Aziz Raei told Ma’an that Israeli settlers used force to occupy the monastery and its … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The chairman of the media committee of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land lamented a recent Israeli court decision that affirmed the government’s seizure of most of the land owned by a Salesian convent for the … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: An Israeli court has affirmed the government’s decision to confiscate most of the land owned by a Salesian convent as the Israeli West Bank barrier through the Cremisan Valley, which is located near Bethlehem, is rerouted. Read here and … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Speaking in Germany, Father Firas Aridah, a parish priest in a Palestinian village, lamented the effects of Israeli settlements in the area. More on this here.
Informed Comment: Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren not only called the head of CBS news in an attempt to quash a report on the displacement of Palestinian Christians by the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, but he … Continue reading
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