The United Methodist Church (UMC) will divest from Israel bonds and from other governments maintaining illegal military occupations, making it the first church in the world to make such a pledge.
United Methodist Church divests from Israel bonds
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Inside Gaza’s Only Catholic Church, One Month After Israel’s Attack
A reporter in Gaza finds a Catholic community grieving their family members killed by Israeli bombs, but still worshipping together.
Children at risk, killer robots roam Gaza City – War on Gaza Day 682
Israel kills 60 in Gaza on Monday, including at least 31 aid seekers, 1 journalist; 266 dead of starvation; new Amnesty report; devastation in Gaza City; Hamas ok’s Gaza truce proposal; Huckabee says settlements don’t violate int’l law; Israel a threat to Holy Land Christianity; South Sudan; Trump
Palestine sounds alarm about ‘unprecedented’ Israeli assault on churches
‘These actions are part of a systematic policy aimed at dismantling the authentic Christian presence in Palestine,’ says the Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine.
Washington Really Is Israeli-Occupied Territory
The American people have been kept in the dark about what our elites do in our name and with our money. The truth is probably uglier than we think – and Israel is an integral part of it.
In This Palestinian Christian Village, the Hypocrisy of Christian Zionism Is Unmistakable
“Shame on you,” says Father Jacques Noble-Abed of Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, referring to US evangelicals who support Israel. “Because this is not the teaching of Jesus in the Gospel.”
Pax Christi priest denied entry to Israel
“They wanted me to sign a statement admitting that I was a dangerous person. I didn’t sign it, and I say that all of us, peoples and governments of democratic nations, should no longer sign anything with Israel.”
Shameful “Christian” rant attempts to justify war crimes, famine – War on Gaza Day 664
Israeli forces killed at least 101 Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, including at least 23 aid seekers; 2 babies, 1 adult die of starvation; Trump recognizes Netanyahu is blocking ceasefire for political survival; another bold move by Bernie Sanders; everyone is talking Palestinian statehood; “Christian” GHF chief lies; GHF employees’ possible war crimes; much more
A Cry from the Heart: an Episcopal priest talks about Gaza
Rev Canon Dr Richard K. Toll writes an open letter to the bishops, priests, deacons, and lay leadership of the Episcopal Church amidst the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Netanyahu is obviously lying about “no starvation” – War on Gaza Day 663
Israeli forces killed at least 104 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, including at least 71 aid seekers; likely many more elder deaths than reported; lopsided “justice” in West Bank; New York Times’ blatant pro-Israel bias; Sanders’ bills fail, but by a smaller margin than last time