Episode 167: The hosts discuss the hype that is picking up in Israel and in the evangelical world because of the 5 red heifers that have arrived in Israel.
Archbishop Sebastia Theodosios (Atallah Hanna) -The only Palestinian Orthodox Christian bishop in the Holy Land. Photo by Nadezhda Kevorkova
Published time: 30 Jan, 2015 15:16
The only Palestinian Orthodox Christian bishop in the Holy Land speaking about the suffering of Palestinian Christians, their unity with Muslims in the Palestinian struggle, about Orthodox Christian martyrs, and Ukraine. Continue reading ‘We Palestinian Christians say Allahu Akbar’→
Vatican City, 18 October 2015 (VIS) – This Sunday in St. Peter’s Square the Pope celebrated Holy Mass for the canonisation of Blesseds Vincenzo Grossi (1845-1917), diocesan priest and founder of the Institute of the Daughters of the Oratory; Maria Isabel Salvat Romero (Mary of the Immaculate Conception), (1926-1998), superior general of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Company of the Cross; and the spouses Louis Martin (1823-1894) and Zelie Guerin (1831-1877). Continue reading The Pope canonises four new saints and appeals for peace in the Holy Land→
SC/12083 7536th Meeting (AM) Security Council Meetings Coverage
DINA KAWAR (Jordan) said her Government had called for today’s meeting to urgently address the latest developments in the Palestinian territory, especially occupied East Jerusalem, including Israel’s incursion into Al-Aqsa mosque and imposition of a reality that would change the status quo there, as well as provocations by Israeli extremists that had “crossed all possible lines”. Continue reading Security Council -Statement from JORDAN→
SC/12083 7536th Meeting (AM) Security Council Meetings Coverage
The crisis sparked by fresh violence in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza could not be stopped by security measures alone, the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs told the Security Council today, urging Palestinians and Israelis to respect decades-old status quo arrangements around holy sites, and for political leaders on all sides to calm their language in a joint effort to de-escalate the situation. Continue reading Security Council Urge Palestinians, Israelis De-escalate Situation, Respect Status Quo around Holy Sites→
(Vatican Radio) Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday said he would take a series of “aggressive steps” to halt a wave of violence in Israeli cities after two attacks in Jerusalem left three Israelis dead. Three Palestinians, including two attackers, were also killed. Continue reading Israeli PM Netanyahu vows response to violence in Jerusalem→
Vatican City, 9 October 2015 (VIS). The Pope exhorted bishops to dedicate the Terce prayer “to the intention of reconciliation and peace in the Middle East”, as he opened the fourth General Congregation of the 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Vatican City this morning. The Pope also launched an appeal to the international community to find a way of resolving current conflicts, and finally urged the bishops to include in their prayer all those zones in Africa that are experiencing similar situations of conflict. Continue reading Synod Terce Prayer: Appeal for peace in the Middle East and Africa→
ZEINA KARAM and KARIN LAUB The Associated Press Abbas says Palestinians no longer bound by pacts with Israel
5:24 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015
UNITED NATIONS — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told world leaders Wednesday that he is no longer bound by agreements that have defined relations with Israel for the past two decades and are meant to form the basis for a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict. Continue reading Abbas says Palestinians no longer bound by pacts with Israel→
Yes, you might find it strange, or even unusual but, Jesus did draw to our attention in the Bible about the limitations of our new fashioned technology. All the new technology that let’s you do all sorts of things but it won’t tell you about the coming of the kingdom of God. It won’t save your soul. In fact, Jesus also goes on to tell us it will just be like the days in the past, with Noah and with Lot. So why does Jesus tell us this – and what does He know about technology. Continue reading Jesus, technology and the kingdom of God→
15 September 2015 – The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council today that he is gravely concerned over the violence and continuing clashes in and around the holy sites of the Old City of Jerusalem, and urged all leaders to ensure that visitors and worshippers demonstrate restraint and respect for the sanctity of the area. Continue reading Latest provocations could ignite fresh Israeli-Palestinian violence, warns UN envoy→
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vitaly I. Churkin (Russian Federation):
The members of the Security Council expressed their grave concern regarding escalating tensions in Jerusalem, especially surrounding the Haram al-Sharif compound, including recent clashes in and around the site.
The members of the Security Council called for the exercise of restraint, refraining from provocative actions and rhetoric and upholding unchanged the historic status quo at the Haram al-Sharif — in word and in practice. The members of the Security Council called for full respect for international law, including international human rights law and international humanitarian law, as may be applicable in Jerusalem. Continue reading Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Jerusalem 17 September 2015→
‘The present struggle over Al-Aqsa is the consequence of Israel’s use of religious dogma as a cover for its violent settler-colonialism,’ says Abunimah [AP]
In the past few years, the question of the State of Israel’s legitimacy has arisen,” warns Israel’s ambassador to Germany. He attributes the change both to the moral attrition caused by the Palestinian conflict and a reluctance by younger German generations to see the Holocaust as necessitating the creation of a Jewish state.[1]Continue reading Israel’s right to exist→
The Loud Cry 