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Father Dave and Father Mark – the War on Palestine
Father Dave Smith and Father Mark Battison Dave: Okay, Father Dave here with Father Mark I’ve, just come back from England and Mark, is from England, and we’re in Sydney, and we’re talking about Palestine, That’s about it, isn’t it? … Continue reading
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Tagged apartheid, Gaza, gazahospital, hamasattack, hamasvsisrael, israel israel, Palestine
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Israel and Palestine – is this really a War?
From the Desk of Father Dave – October 11, 2023 I think we’ve all been shocked by the recent events in Israel and Palestine. Hamas made a well-coordinated military assault on Israel by both land and air that apparently took … Continue reading
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Tagged ahliarabhospital, Gaza, gazahospital, hamasattack, hamasvsisrael, Israel, israelandpalestine, israelprotests, Palestine
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The Battle for the Vineyard (A sermon on Matthew 21:33-40)
Hear another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. When … Continue reading
What drives Israel? Essay of the week, by Ilan Pappe
Probably the most bewildering aspect of the Gaza flotilla affair has been the righteous indignation expressed by the Israeli government and people. The nature of this response is not being fully reported in the UK press, but it includes official … Continue reading
A Vision for a new Israel/Palestine by Jimmy Carter
June 16 2009, Jimmy Carter spoke at a graduation ceremony in Gaza for theUnited Nations Relief Works Agency. He envisions a new Israel and Palestine:“The Palestinian state, like the land, must be blessed for all people. Jerusalem must be shared … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank, Gaza, Israel, Jimmy Carter, justice, occupation, Palestine, tomorrow
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Palestine in the American Imagination by Ramzy Baroud
Ramzy Baroud gives a powerful analysis of the way in America’s history and religion have generated a unique and bizarre Middle Eastern narrative, where the Israelis are always depicted as the ‘good guys’ and the Palestinians “are irrational, suicidal, demonic, … Continue reading
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Tagged church, CUFI, Israel, Palestine, reason, television, vision
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Why Zionism is wrong! by John Rose
here is a presumption in the West that Zionism is a noble cause, somehow related to restoring to the Jewish people what was taken from them during the holocaust. Sociologist John Rose does a great job in dispelling the myths … Continue reading
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Tagged centre, century, John Rose, land, Palestine, state, Zionism, Zionist
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Rachel Corrie and Palestine by Sonja Karkar
Rachel was a peace activist who had gone to Rafah in Gaza because she wanted to help bring the terrible plight of the Palestinians to the notice of the world … and tragically, she achieved that with her death more … Continue reading
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Tagged building, Gaza, Israel, land, law, Palestine, Rachel Corrie, Sonja Karkar Rachel, West
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The War on Gaza
A compilation of Fighting Fathers video commentary on the unfolding tragedy in Gaza.