Category Archives: Palestinian Christians

Meet the People Promoting the Latest (Last?) Great Heresy of the Church

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Tom Powers

Or if “heresy” is not really part of your vocabulary, then think: Idolatry. Or, if your world-view falls outside any religious framework, just consider it a troubling delusion held by millions of your fellow citizens. However you categorize it, this … Continue reading →

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VIDEO | Why are Palestinian Christians Leaving Jesus’ Birthplace?

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Tom Powers

Will you invest 12 minutes in a deeper understanding of the everyday realities facing the native Christians of Jesus’ homeland, particularly those of the Bethlehem region? Their numbers have been shrinking steadily over the past seven decades, and the reasons … Continue reading →

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Awaiting You in Bethlehem: Banksy’s Quirky “Walled-Off Hotel”

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Tom Powers

I have a certain affinity for the absurd. Not absurdity for its own sake, mind you, but the kind that instructs and illuminates, that comments upon our world and helps us grapple with the harsh realities it confronts us with. … Continue reading →

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Justice for Biram and Iqrit: A right-wing ideologue gets it (almost) right

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Tom Powers

I seldom subject myself to the offerings of commentator Moshe Arens when they appear periodically in Haaretz newspaper: Heartburn. He’s the sort of columnist — like peace-nik Gershon Baskin in the Jerusalem Post — invited in on occasion to demonstrate the … Continue reading →

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Baptist group to ‘wage peace’ in Palestine

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Tom Powers

From the patio outside my flat, the steeple of his church, Christmas Lutheran, punctuates the Bethlehem skyline: Mitri Raheb. Dr. Raheb is slated to be the keynote speaker for a Washington D.C.- area conference in early November entitled “Waging Peace … Continue reading →

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Deck the Halls, Ring in the New. Or not…

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Tom Powers

Another straight-shooting piece by Nazareth-based journalist Jonathan Cook. It is reproduced below in full (including links to sources), without comment. The article is found on-line at Cook’s web-site HERE. <> <> <> The terror lurking in a Christmas tree Israel … Continue reading →

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UPDATED | “No one can force us to hate.”

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Tom Powers

I have heard about the Nassar family and the Tent of Nations project south of Bethlehem for the past few years, but I’ve never been on-site to experience first-hand what is happening there. This video provides a chance for me — and for you — … Continue reading →

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