by Yohanna Katanacho | May 16, 2018 | Opinion
We lament the killing of almost 60 of our people in Gaza. We lament the injury of hundreds of our children, the trauma of our people, their hunger, their humiliation and their dehumanization. We bleed tears and feel great anguish as we see the brutality of...
by Daniel Trusiewicz | Feb 29, 2016 | Opinion
The West Bank and Gaza Strip are adjacent to the State of Israel and are inhabited by around 4.5 million Palestinians. The governing power is the Palestinian Authority. The major religion is Islam, and the official language is Arabic. There is also a small Christian...
by James Gordon | Apr 28, 2015 | Opinion
It takes a lot of love, faith and courage to decide, “I shall not hate,” and to resist calls for revenge. In his book, “I Shall Not Hate,” Izzeldin Abuelaish, a Palestinian doctor, reflects on his experiences following the Israeli Defense...
by Leroy Seat | Sep 18, 2014 | Opinion
Many Christians across the United States may have little interest in, and perhaps not much knowledge of, the World Council of Churches (WCC). Some Christians are even quite critical of the WCC. Nevertheless, the WCC is involved in many commendable activities. Their...
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Jul 30, 2014 | Opinion
The pictures of Israeli civilians watching and cheering from a hilltop at the heart-rending massacre of people in Gaza by tanks and aircraft are chilling. Gaza is neither a state nor a country. It has no army. Sandwiched between Egypt on one side and the Israeli army...
