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New Book Rooted in Faith and
Justice: Christian Calls to Conscience & Cries for Peace in
Palestine
Are you struggling to understand the
complexities and injustices in Israel/Palestine? Rooted
in Faith and Justice offers a powerful and enlightening
perspective through the eyes of Palestinian Christian leaders and
thinkers such as Rifat Odeh Kassis, Mira Rizeq, Rev. Prof. Mitri
Raheb, Rev Dr Munther Isaac, Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek and Jonathan
Kuttab.
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Ash Wednesday Pilgrimage for
Ceasefire in Gaza
March 5th @ 2:00pm ET
Join FOSNA Pittsburgh tomorrow at Eastminster Church for an Ash
Wednesday pilgrimage for permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
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Peter Beinart: Metro-Detroit
Book Tour
March 10 & March 11
Join Tchiyah and FOSNA Michigan for two
days of Peter Beinart events:
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Monday, March 10 at 3
PM: University of Michigan, Rackham Amphitheater (4th
Floor), 915 E. Washington St, Ann Arbor, in conversation with Prof.
Juan Cole
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Monday, March 10 at 7 PM: St
David’s Episcopal Church, 16200 W. 12 Mile Rd, Southfield, in
conversation with Rev. Chris Yaw
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Tuesday, March 11 at 12 noon: St.
Matthew’s & St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church 8850 Woodward Ave,
Detroit, in conversation with Abayomi Azikiwe
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Tues, March 11 at 7
PM: Congregation T’chiyah / First United Methodist
Church, 22331 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, in conversation with Rabbi Alana
Alpert
Learn more and register
here.
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VFHL Presents: Living
with Zionism: Israel, Palestine, and the United
States
Co-Sponsored by Friends of
Sabeel North America (FOSNA) and Jewish Voice for Peace
Boston
Sunday, March 16 @ 3:00pm ET / 12:00pm
PT
While the ideology of Zionism has a long
history, its manifestations today have resulted in severe
injustices in Israel, Palestine, and the United States. In Israel, a
Nation State law undergirds an apartheid reminiscent of 1930s Germany
and Jim Crow America. In the occupied West Bank, fanatical Zionist
settlers live under civil laws, while Palestinians live under harsh
military rule. In the United States, college administrators expel
anti-Zionist student protestors, labeling them “anti-Semitic,” while
Christian Zionists send millions in tax-free dollars to Israeli
“charities” and support local, state, and federal laws that threaten
Americans’ First Amendment rights. Our Israeli, Palestinian, and
American panelists will discuss the consequences of Zionism on the
lives of ordinary people in the Holy Land
Watch the
curated videos for free at your convenience (avaiilable after
registering). | Join the Q&A discussion
with:
Amira Musallam: Christian
peace activist; member, Unarmed Civilian Protection team in
Palestine
Mimi Kirk: Editor, Institute for the
Study of Christian Zionism; Editorial Consultant,
Al-Shabaka
Odeliya Matter: Program Associate,
Friends Committee on National Legislation; Co-Founder, Negev
Media
Seth Morrison (Moderator): Board Member,
JVP Action; leader, Bay Area Jewish Voice for Peace
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We demand immediate action,
accountability, and greater transparency from the International Red
Cross (ICRC)
Prisoners released from the cease
fire exchange show visible signs of torture on their bodies,
underscoring the severe violation of their fundamental human rights.
It has come to light through testimonies from these released detainees
that they were subjected to brutal beatings and other forms of
inhumane treatment in the presence of ICRC
representatives, leaving a stark question about the organization’s
action, or lack thereof, in these critical
moments.
The silence or inaction of the ICRC when
it comes to these atrocities is unacceptable and raises concerns about
the effectiveness of its advocacy for prisoner rights under
occupation. As an international human rights organization, the ICRC
is mandated to monitor and intervene in situations where prisoners are
being subjected to torture, degrading treatment, and unlawful
detention.
Send a letter to the ICRC
Delegation in Israel & Occupied territories with the link
below.
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Block the
Confirmation of Mike Huckabee
The nomination of Mike Huckabee for US Ambassador
to Israel has officially been sent to the Senate.
By all measures, Huckabee is an apocalyptic extremist
with a long history of incendiary public statements and bigoted
beliefs. Operating on the basis of a false, ahistorical worldview
completely divorced from on-the-ground realities, his appointment
would do nothing to secure peace, justice, or security for the peoples
of the Holy Land or the wider region. Just the opposite, it has the
potential for great harm.
Masquerading as a person of faith, Huckabee is
beholden to a violent, theologically suspect, and long-discredited
apocalyptic fatalism, at complete odds with the witness of scripture
and the teachings of Jesus.
His Christian Zionist worldview is profoundly
dehumanizing—simultaneously anti-Palestinian, Islamophobic, and
antisemitic—as both Arabs of all religions and Jews are
instrumentalized, reduced to pawns in the service of a
pseudo-Christian End-Times fantasy: a cynical fantasy largely designed
to sell books, secure votes, and solicit donations, as it works to
discredit the international system and manufacture consent for extreme
violence.
Casting Palestinians and Arabs as the enemies of
God, Huckabee has called for ethnic cleansing in the West Bank,
supports genocide in Gaza, and adheres to a worldview that openly
demonizes humanitarian law and the international system. Yet even his
support for Israeli Jews has little to do with their actual welfare
but depends entirely upon the extent to which they serve his
apocalyptic agenda, an agenda which embraces regional war and
anticipates the widespread destruction of Arabs and Jews
alike.
Block the Confirmation of Mike Huckabee.
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The residents of Thetford, Vermont voted overwhelmingly in favor of
adopting the Apartheid-Free Community pledge initiated by the AFSC,
becoming the first US municipality to do so.
In the next few days, voters in Winooski, Vergennes,
Montpelier, Newfane, Brattleboro, and other Vermont towns will have
the chance to follow Thetford's lead and cut ties with Israeli
apartheid!
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Oak Life Church has joined our pilot program, “Friends of
Palestinian Detainees.”
In their own words (from Instagram):
For the next year Oak Life will be praying for and
relationally supporting a Palestinian detainee through a pilot
@fosnalive program. We cannot solve all the challenges of this current
moment, but we can do something. Thanks to all who helped organize and
advocate. To learn more sign up for our weekly newsletter. More info
over the coming weeks.
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FOSNA Executive
Director Jonathan Kuttab accepted the Carter-Menil Human Rights Prize
on behalf of Al-Haq. |
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It is a 35th
anniversary commemoration, given at the Carter Center in D.C. |
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Weekly
Sabeel Prayer
Service. Join
Sabeel every Thursday (6pm Palestine) for online Bible Study,
discussion, and prayer. Examine scripture in light of the ongoing
realities confronting the Palestinian Church and the pursuit of
Palestinian liberation.
Wave of Prayer. Subscribe to
receive Sabeel's Wave of Prayer, enabling friends of Sabeel around the
world to pray over issues of concern to the Holy Land on a weekly
basis.
Kumi
Now! Rise Up Together for Justice. Kumi Now
is an online gathering every Tuesday (6pm Palestine) with a guest
activist on the ground exploring issues of critical relevance to the
Palestinian people and how you can get involved. Register here.
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