Tag Archives: Jerusalem

Who is to blame BY REV. GRAYLAN SCOTT HAGLER

There is tremendous blame to go around for the ongoing violence and bloodshed in occupied Palestine. We must begin to acknowledge it. PALESTINIANS INSPECT THE DAMAGE FOLLOWING AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON THE EL-RIMAL AREA IN GAZA CITY ON OCTOBER 9, 2023. (PHOTO: NAAMAN OMAR / APA IMAGES) On October 7, 2023, the news flashed from the Gazan border and occupied …

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The Gaza Strip − why the history of the densely populated enclave is key to understanding the current conflict

The focus on conflict in the Middle East has again returned to the Gaza Strip, with Israel’s defense minister ordering a “complete siege” of the Palestinian enclave. The military operation, which involves extensive bombing of residences, follows a surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023, by Hamas militants who infiltrated Israel from Gaza and killed more than 900 Israelis. In reprisal airstrikes, the Israel military …

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The Savagery of the War Against the Palestinian People

Who knows how many Palestinian civilians will be killed by the time this report is published? Among the bodies that cannot be taken to a hospital or a morgue, because there will be no petrol or electricity, will be large numbers of children. They will have hidden in their homes, listening to the sound of the Israeli F-16 bombers coming …

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The bias of Western leaders does not help the Israelis wake up

A view of debris of a building after Israeli airstrikes in Khan Yunis, Gaza on 09 October 2023 [Abed Zagout – Anadolu Agency] The extremist government of Benjamin Netanyahu received overwhelmingly biased positions from Washington, European and Western capitals. It did not hesitate to invest these positions immediately in the field by relentlessly committing horrific war crimes in the heart …

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