“Hosanna” means “save us,” but Israeli soldiers descended on Palm Sunday worshipers anyway, grabbing Palestinian flags out of their hands in the middle of their holy procession.
Another vandalism incident at a church in Israel. Christians are demanding convictions, but Netanyahu’s government continues to turn a blind eye.
As with every year, Israel issued a number of permits for West Bank and Gaza Christians to enter Jerusalem during Easter. But then it imposed a week-long closure on the occupied territories for the Jewish Passover holiday, which coincided with Easter celebrations, thus deeming all permits void for this week.
It goes deeper than you can imagine. Almost everything you see from evangelicals in support of Israel is paid for by the Israeli government and serves as foreign propaganda.
Their visit (organized by a Menachem Begin friend) wasn’t intended to meet Palestinian Christians or to visit the holy site of Bethlehem as Christmas approaches. Instead, they came to express solidarity with Israel & its oppression of the Palestinians. How can one claim to be a follower of Christ while standing with those who kill, dispossess, & degrade an entire people?
Israeli military backed colonizers are annexing historical Christian communities in Bethlehem, and starving them of their rightful and legally owned land.
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Bethlehem prepares for a subdued Christmas as its tree lights up on December 6, marking the city’s first celebration in two years as Israel’s violence continues
Jewish Zionist activist Melanie Phillips told her audience, “there is no such thing as the Palestinian people,” and “the Jews are the only people who have any entitlement to any of this land.”
The potential negative implications are enormous and will impact not-for-profit organizations, media networks, and even individuals who report honestly on Palestine.