Israel-Palestine

By Aya Lowe In a land where neither business nor booze is known to prosper, one enterprising Palestinian turns hops and locally grown grapes into both profit and pride.

Maria C. Khoury, Ed. D.

Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh, Usually this time of year for the last nine years, I have been organizing  our Oktoberfest celebration and always asking for your prayers since it is a miracle to do such crazy things in a conservative society.   I am sharing this press release because I have not been able to write much else being …

Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh, As I wish you a blessed peaceful holy new ecclesiastical year, I remain stunned at the silence my church has towards the horrific and unspeakable evil Israel continues to carry out.  May our Lord have mercy upon those who ignore this injustice.  I am just shocked that after Israel attacked schools, hospitals, ambulances, mosques, …

Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh, May you have a blessed Holy Transfiguration Day.  Our church celebrates 13 days later on the Old Calendar. We hope the love of God will help to transfigure the total hate that is in the air right now in Israel/Palestine. This horrific attack on Gaza has created a new generation of hate.  What can these thousands of children who …

Solidarity between the Christian minority and Muslim majority is growing in Gaza as both suffer under the Israeli offensive, with churches sheltering all religions and prayers being offered up on all sides Mohammed Omer Wednesday 30 July 2014 GAZA CITY – Without prior warning, an Israeli missile hit the house of the Ayyad family last Saturday. The Ayyads, who are …

GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PROVIDES REFUGE TO PALESTINIANS 600 people are being cared for by Archbishop Alexios in downtown Gaza 23 Jul 2014 A Greek Orthodox church in Gaza is providing refuge for dozens of Palestinian families fleeing Israeli bombing. The church in downtown Gaza City is hosting about 600 people in total and only two out of all the families …

Palestine Chronicle http://www.palestinechronicle.com/archbishop-condemns-israeli-restrictions-on-easter-pilgrims/ On Thursday, Orthodox Archbishop Atallah Hanna condemned Israeli authorities for imposing obstacles on Christians wishing to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to celebrate the upcoming Christian holiday of Easter, saying in a statement, “It’s the right of every Christian to reach the Church of the Holy Sepulchre without facing any obstacles, or impediments. …

By Eileen Fleming Exclusive to The Arab Daily News This Palm Sunday in Palestine, Fatah Central Committee Member Nabeel Shaath, the Governor of Jerusalem Adnan Husseini, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Fouad Twal and the bishop of Palestine William Shomali participated in the annual procession to the Old City of Jerusalem, which marks the beginning of the Christian Holy Week …

July 23, 2010 Intifada “Those who use the Bible to support Israel need to differentiate between God’s promise and the Balfour promise, because the occupation is the result of a promise given to the Israelis by Lord Balfour and not by God.” – Archbishop Theodosios Elias Harb: Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor Eli Wiesel has claimed in various publications that …