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Christian Leaders Call on U.S. Political Parties to Address Palestinian Rights

Mae Elise Cannon 7-03-2020

FILE PHOTO: A general view picture shows a section of Itamar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

The government of Israel could soon begin formally annexing a significant portion of the West Bank. As the leader of an ecumenical and nonpartisan organization focused on advocating for a just and lasting end to the conflict in Israel-Palestine, I am deeply worried annexation will entrench inequalities and abuses of Palestinian human rights.

Nonviolent Activists in Palestine Face Harassment, Prison, and Violence

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 1-07-2011

Last Friday, at a protest against the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank town of Bil'in, Palestinian nonviolent activist Jawaher Abu Rahmah was killed by http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fmondoweiss.net%2F2011%2F01%2Fde...

Outrage about Helen Thomas

Jim Rice 6-11-2010

Sometimes it feels like there's hardly enough outrage to go around. I started this post to condemn the recent, well, outrageous, words of Helen Thomas.

Nonviolence: What About Hitler?

Rose Marie Berger 4-12-2010

In any in-depth conversation about the effectiveness of nonviolence as a strategy, this question always comes up: Would these nonviolent strategies have worked against the Nazis?

Beyond a Predictable Script: Dialogue with Comments on My Israel/Palestine Posts

Brian McLaren 2-08-2010

It's one thing to go to the "Holy Land" and see where Jesus worked and walked in the past.

Nonviolent Palestinian Activists Arrested as Israel Cracks Down on Wall Protests

Ben White 9-24-2009

Earlier this year, I was shown around Jayyous by Mohammad Othman, Youth Coordinator of the Stop the Wall campaign, a nonviolent grassroots movement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.