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Palestinian Memories: The Story of a Palestinian Mother and Her People [Video]

From WHTT.org: Rev. Alex Awad, tells the remarkable and inspiring story of his mother, Huda Awad, who was left a widow with seven children in 1948, during the Zionist takeover of Palestine. Alex gives a look at the Israeli/Palestine conflict as a Palestinian Christian. Alex’s older brother, Bishara, founded the evangelical Christian college, Bethlehem Bible College in 1979. Alex served as the pastor at the East Jerusalem Baptist Church and Dean of Student Affairs at Bethlehem Bible College…

Ms Rachel says world has failed Palestinian children at briefing on Gaza, West Bank

We are watching children, children who are just like our own, try to survive a genocide, and yet there is no accountability. No one demanding and ensuring that this nightmare is put to a stop, Israeli forces are killing Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank at the highest rate since 1967

The Executioner’s Noose, Not the Scales of Justice: Crime and Punishment in Israel and Palestine

Israeli soldiers and settlers commit daily acts of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory with near-total impunity. By contrast, Palestinians are being arrested en masse, deprived of critical safeguards in detention, and subjected to torture and ill-treatment. In addition, recently introduced legislation will make it easier for Israeli courts to issue death sentences for Palestinians.