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Analysis // Israel Braces for Incendiary Week in Gaza, West Bank as Tensions With Iran Expected to Ease
Source: Haaretz
By Amos Harel
Published May 13, 2018The main risk of escalation will come from major protests planned along the border on May 14 and 15 - with 100,000 protesters expected ■ Despite lull, no hint that Iran is considering putting a stop to establishing itself militarily in Syria
Read MoreEvangelicals find like-minded Christians in unlikely place: Palestinian West Bank
Source: Religion News Service (RNS)
https://religionnews.com/2018/05/10/palestinian-evangelicals/
By Dan Rabb
Published May 10, 2018
BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank (RNS) — Smiling as he sings, Pastor Danny Awad faces his flock with eyes closed and palms turned skyward. The 30 or so worshippers scattered across two narrow rows of benches clap or sing along as the synthetic drone of an electric keyboard hums out a song of praise.
Read MoreTrump, Netanyahu take evangelical support to a new level
Source: Public Radio International (PRI)
https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-05-14/trump-netanyahu-take-evangelical-support-new-level
By Eetta Prince-Gibson
Published May 14, 2018
Overwhelmed with emotion and jet lag, Marion Gillian, 43, a Christian pilgrim to the Holy Land, sits near the Western Wall, fanning herself with her straw hat. She has come to Jerusalem with a group from her church in a small town outside of Columbus, Ohio, to be in Jerusalem for the opening of the US embassy, scheduled for May 14.
Read MoreDonald Trump cares more about re-election than the lives and rights of Palestinians
Source: The Independent
By Andrew Buncombe
Published May 15, 2018
This week, as the US controversially moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and scores of Palestinian protesters were shot dead by Israeli snipers, the evangelicals received their reward
Read MoreOpinion // Why the Palestinian Struggle Is More Necessary Than Ever
Source: Haaretz
By Ofri Ilany
Published May 24, 2018Israel and the U.S. hope to bury the Palestinian national project and make Jerusalem a playground for settlers and evangelicals; the Palestinians won't let that happen
Read MorePalestinian Christians debunk Christian Zionists’ theology
Source: The Jordan Times
By Daoud Kuttab
Published May 30,2018
For the fifth time since 2010, Palestinian Christians successfully organised an international conference that theologically and practically confronts Christian fundamentalists, who try to justify Israeli occupation and aggression against Palestinians.
Read MoreOn Naksa Anniversary: 750,000 Palestinians have been replaced with settlers
Source: Palestine News Network
PNN/ RamallahPublished June 4, 2018
June 5th, 2018 marks the 51st anniversary of the Israeli military occupation of Palestinian land in West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. Since June 5th, 1967, Israel’s unlawful practices and blatant violations have been targeting Palestinian rights of freedom and independence. Military restrictions have been placed on millions of Palestinian citizens as Israel continues to confiscate Palestinian land, and to plunder Palestinian natural resources.
Read MoreReport: Israel imposes $100,000 fines on Palestinian children
Source: Middle East Monitor
Published June 4, 2018
Israeli courts have imposed fines of more than 100,000 shekels ($28,100) on Palestinian children detained in Ofer prison, near Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, a new report revealed.
Read MoreAn explainer about Evangelical Christians and Jerusalem
Source: The Anninston Star
Musings of The Star's editorial board
Published May 29, 2018The violence between Israel and the Palestinians in the Middle East isn't easy to explain and, considering it's been going on since 1948, it's even tougher to prevent. President Trump's recent decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has made the situation even more complicated, particularly for the Evangelical Christians in America who universally support Israel in these discussions.
Read MoreWhat would you do if soldiers dragged your son out of bed in the middle of the night?
Source: +972 Magazine
By Orly Noy
Published June 8, 2018After more than half a century of occupation, most Israelis can no longer imagine themselves in the place of the Palestinians. But if we cannot imagine what it is like to live under occupation, we must at least confront its brutal reality.
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