No. 44 of 47. First published 24 Dec 2007. In the evening of Sunday 9 Dec 2007, our Australian delegation met with Episcopal Bishop Suheil Dawani in a meeting room at St George's Cathedral in West Jerusalem. Bishop Dawini told us, as many other Palestinian Christians have pointed out, that it is critically important to keep the …
Christians and Muslims weep together
No. 29 of 47. First published 21 Dec 2007. A Christmas Reflection on PalestineBy SONJA KARKAR19 December 2007 As Christmas approaches this year, the thoughts of Christians all over the world will once again turn to Bethlehem, the holy town where Jesus was born over two millennia ago. Voices will be raised in joyful celebration …
Meeting Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa
No. 16 of 47. First published 5 Dec 2007. Our second official meeting today (5 December 2007) was with Father Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Franciscan Custos of the Holy Land, at his residence in the Christian Quarter of the Old City. Like His Beatitude Theophilos III, Fr Pizzaballa expressed concern for the Holy Places of Jerusalem, and …
Meeting the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem
No. 15 of 47. First published 5 Dec 2007. Today was, for me, intellectually enriching but psychologically exhausting as our delegation listened to the perspectives of various key players addressing conflict in the Israel-Palestinian community. So much took place today that it will take several blog posts to do justice to what we learned. Our …
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Meeting with the Apostolic Delegate
No. 12 of 47. First published 4 Dec 2007. The formal business of our Australian delegation to Israel/Palestine kicked off today, although two of our people were detained in Jordan because their luggage had been misplaced and they were required to stay in Amman until it was located. After a briefing from Yusef Daher (executive …
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