Nativity Scene Reflects Reality in Gaza The Rev Dr Munther Issac, pastor at the Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, says “In Gaza today, God is under the rubble. He is in the operating room. If Christ were to be born today, he would be born under the rubble. We see his image in every child… Read more »
Photo: Az Za’ayyem, Jerusalem, 20 November 2023 Notes: There are four categories of demolitions: Punitive demolitions: Houses demolished as punishment for the actions of people associated with the houses. Administrative demolitions: Houses demolished for lack of a building permit. This happens in Area C and in East Jerusalem, under exclusive Israeli authority, though prior to… Read more »
Anas Abu Srour, Executive Director of the Aida Youth Center in Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem, was arrested by Israeli authorities on Tuesday, 28th November. He is yet another one of our Palestinian friends and colleagues who is experiencing the intensified brutality and injustice that has been unleashed on the Palestinians in the West Bank since… Read more »
By Gregory Khalil, Graduate of Yale Law School, Khalil served as a legal and communications advisor to Palestinian negotiations on peace talks with Israel. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Co-Founder and President of the Telos Group which equips and connects peacemakers. 26 November 2023 Whether you’ve spoken… Read more »
This survey was planned by a coalition of ten Christian, Jewish, Muslim and secular groups1 that were concerned about the position the Church of England had taken vis-à-vis Israel/Palestine under the leadership of Archbishop Justin Welby. The survey was executed by CAMPAIN (the Campaign against Misrepresentation in Public Affairs, Information and the News). An Open… Read more »
3 November 2023 – for immediate release The term “genocide” was formulated by the Jewish-Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin against the backdrop of the Holocaust. It was codified as a crime under international law in the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the Genocide Convention). The definition of genocide, as set out in… Read more »
Palestinian Liberation: Where are we in the struggle & what is the role of the international solidarity community The 2023 ICAHD UK Conference was held at Amnesty International’s UK Headquarters in Shoreditch, London on Saturday 30 September 2023 and despite a national rail strike and illness, there was a good audience, both in-person and… Read more »
Notes: There are four categories of demolitions: Punitive demolitions: Houses demolished as punishment for the actions of people associated with the houses. Administrative demolitions: Houses demolished for lack of a building permit. This happens in Area C and in East Jerusalem, under exclusive Israeli authority, though prior to the existence of Areas A, B &… Read more »
In Jeff Halper’s November update, he says that while the world’s eyes are on the violent atrocities in Gaza, ICAHD is also watching what is currently happening within the West Bank and asking what it means. ICAHD believes that what Israel is pursuing there is even more important politically as we believe this ethnic cleansing… Read more »
9 November 2023 There seems to be a lot of controversy over the phrase “From the River to the Sea” regarding Palestine. “Pro-Israeli” supporters see it as a call to eliminate the state of Israel — which it is in a way, but not in the genocidal way they intend. Historic Palestine in fact extended… Read more »
