The annual pogrom in Jerusalem’s Old City included assaults on Palestinians, property destruction, and racist chants. Even when police intervened for a change, the incitement to genocide persisted.
Many of the respondents see Gaza as a modern reincarnation of Amalek, and believe “the commandment to wipe out the memory of Amalek” applies today.
Pope Francis dedicates his Easter Urbi et Orbi message to calling for peace worldwide, for global disarmament and for the release of prisoners.
He spoke repeatedly against the ongoing genocide & destruction of our people and was attacked for this by the Zionist movement. He kept touch with the church in Gaza regularly even from his hospital bed. He cared for people regardless of their religion and made peace a key feature of his tenure.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s sons, both U.S. citizens serving in the IDF, have been named in a war crimes complaint filed with the ICC. The complaint accuses Israeli soldiers, including 12 Americans, of committing crimes in Gaza, citing social media posts as evidence. This case could test U.S. intervention in international legal matters.
As Israel’s massacre carries on apace, we connect for a brief moment with the Christian community in Gaza.
The genocidal war against the people of Palestine is ongoing, but we found a story of hope, a spark of light in the darkness.
Few people are aware of the religious intolerance that motivates the ultra-Orthodox Jewish settlers on the West Bank. Consider the statement of one of their heroes, the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel: “The only reason for the existence of non-Jews is to serve Jews.”
If Americans Knew founder Alison Weir experienced harassment and assault in 2011 for telling the truth about Palestine and Israel. The ideology behind the attack is alive and well today.
The particular beliefs of Israel’s ultra-orthodox Jews explain their behavior toward their non-Jewish neighbors.