No. 26 of 47. First published 16 Dec 2007. Dr Bernard Sabella is an interesting and energetic person. He is a Roman Catholic, a member of Fatah, an elected representative of the Palestinian Legislative Council, and professor of Sociology at Bethlehem University. It was my pleasure to sit next to him at the Jerusalem Heads of …
Hebron and the Al Ibrahimi Mosque
No. 20 of 47. First published 7 Dec 2007. On Thursday 6 December 2007 we took a bus south from Jerusalem, past Bethlehem to Hebron. One of the many interesting features of life in Israel is that there are different buses for Israelis and Palestinians. Sounds like South Africa under apartheid? Well, no, because there is no …
Meeting with Israeli human rights activists
No. 19 of 47. First published 7 Dec 2007. On the evening of 5 December 2007, our delegation from Australia visited the Swedish Christian Studies Center, located about 200 metres from our hotel, where we listened to three presentations on human rights in Israel and Palestine. What made these talks compelling was that each speaker …
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Statement by Australian Church leaders on Israel
Archbishop Phillip Aspinall addresses the Heads of Jerusalem Churches at a dinner in Jerusalem, 6 Dec 2007. Photo credit: Rod Benson In December 2007, a delegation of nine Australian Church leaders visited Jerusalem and the Holy Land. I was one of the nine. Seventeen years on, so little has changed. So many have died, and …
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Seeking justice in Israel-Palestine
EAPPI IS A WORLD-WIDE NETWORK. ย OUR EAPPI NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICES IN 26 COUNTRIES WORK HARD TO RECRUIT EAPPI HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORS AND COORDINATE THEIR ADVOCACY WHEN THEY RETURN HOME. ย TODAY, WE BEGIN A SERIES IN WHICH WE GET TO HEAR FROM THESE DEDICATED SUPPORTERS OF EAPPI ALL OVER THE WORLD. Rod Benson, of EAPPI Australia, …
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