A Christmas sermon from Bethlehem like no other + Is Gaza enduring one of the most intense bombardments in history?

Gaza: still under bombardment as we enter the New Year. Not far off three months on, with no ceasefire in sight, it seems there is no end to the hell being visited upon the children, women and men of Gaza as Israel continues commit war crimes and genocide in its determination to eradicate Hamas. Meantime, on Christmas … Continue reading A Christmas sermon from Bethlehem like no other + Is Gaza enduring one of the most intense bombardments in history?

CHRIST IN THE RUBBLE – A Liturgy of Lament from Bethlehem

December 23rd 2023 A Christmas message from the Church of Bethlehem, delivered by Dr. Munther Isaac, a Palestinian Christian theologian and Evangelical Lutheran Pastor. In the shadow of the Empire, they turned the colonizer into the victim, and the colonized into the aggressor. Have we forgotten that the state was built on the ruins of … Continue reading CHRIST IN THE RUBBLE – A Liturgy of Lament from Bethlehem

Gaza: sharing reactions from our friends and colleagues

Dear Friends, Since Tipping Point North South began, with its Film Fund, we have been committed to doing all we can in support of, and in solidarity with, those in the Palestinian struggle to free their homeland from Israel’s 75 years long occupation. As Gaza endures extreme bombardment from Israel, the 15th largest military spender … Continue reading Gaza: sharing reactions from our friends and colleagues

A Lab and a Showroom: how the Israeli military tested new equipment on the Great March of Return

A new report called “A Lab and A Showroom” from Hamushim – a project by Coalition of Women for Peace (CWP), a feminist organization active in the struggle to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine – exposes how the extreme violence used by the Israeli military against Palestinian protesters also supports the development and sale of … Continue reading A Lab and a Showroom: how the Israeli military tested new equipment on the Great March of Return

Israel’s global military and security reach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zxzi_2WOBM Jeff Halper Founder Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions Author of War Against the People, Pluto Press 2015 Talks about Israel: A regional military power with ever and increasing global reach Summer 2016 How embedding security and military 'niche-filling'  permits ongoing occupation and delivers Israel global influence Palestine: an occupied nation turned into a 'military-security testing laboratory' Israel: NATO, The EU, … Continue reading Israel’s global military and security reach