On May 15, thousands will gather at churches and mosques, on campuses and on streets throughout Chicago to observe a day most Americans never heard of. It’s called Nakba Day. The day commemorates the Zionist expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians from their…
Hundreds of Diaspora leaders call for action against ‘Jewish-extremist terror in the West Bank’
Over 1,000 Diaspora Jews are petitioning Israeli President Isaac Herzog to intervene against settler violence in the West Bank, saying that the settlers are threatening Israeli security.
Jewish-American woman deported from Israel after witnessing child struck by car in West Bank
Israel has deported another Jewish-American young adult involved in solidarity efforts for West Bank Palestinians, adding to what critics say is an unjust crackdown on left-wing activists.
In occupied Palestine, the eyes don’t lie
“Jesus spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. ‘Go,’ Jesus told him, ‘Wash in the pool of Siloam.’ So the man went and washed and came home seeing.” This story…
Israel bans 37 international aid groups from Gaza
Israel’s decision to ban 37 international aid groups from the West Bank and Gaza will worsen already desperate conditions for more than 1 million Palestinian war victims, a group of nongovernmental organizations warned. The situation stems from Israel’s new registration…
Israel clears final hurdle to start settlement construction that would cut the West Bank in two
Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a contentious settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two, according to a government tender.
Israel’s president says ‘shocking’ settler violence against Palestinians must end
Israel’s president and high-ranking military officials on Wednesday condemned attacks a day earlier by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, calling for an end to a growing wave of settler violence in the occupied territory.
US teen deported, Israeli rabbi wounded as tensions mount for Jewish activists in the West Bank
Having spent the night in an immigrant detention center in Ramle, Israel, Leila Stillman-Utterback, still handcuffed, began to daven shacharit, the morning prayers, as dawn broke.
JD Vance condemns Knesset vote on West Bank annexation as ‘very stupid’
Vice President J.D. Vance denounced a vote by Israeli lawmakers to advance West Bank annexation as “weird” and personally offensive, in comments as he departed Israel after a two-day visit aimed at shoring up the Gaza ceasefire.
More Israeli checkpoints are slicing up the West Bank
Abdullah Fauzi, a banker from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leaves home at 4 a.m. to reach his job by 8 a.m., and he’s often late.
The Living Stones
In early September, I returned from a visit to Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. Led by the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, my visit was part of a multifaith delegation of Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Quaker, Buddhist and Hindu clergy,…
Blinded by their hatred of Biden, Arab voters cut off their noses to spite their faces
Polling data and widespread media coverage indicate the Biden-Harris Administration has a problem: Long a bastion of support and a key voting bloc for the Democratic Party, support among Arab-American voters for the party is the lowest since party identification…