Category: Military Occupation

Watch My Conversation with a Palestinian Friend Recently Released from Prison in Israel

This coming Friday, July 12 at 1 pm Eastern time, 10 am Pacific, I will lead the next episode of the Christian Forum on Israel-Palestine.

The following link will allow you to watch the conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYXuwuUNJ-k

Our guest will be my friend Munther Amira. Munther is a Palestinian, non-violent, peace activist who lives in the Aida refugee camp where Terry and I stay during our visits to the West Bank.

Munther was arrested by Israeli soldiers in September 2023 and released in February 2024. He will talk with us about the dire conditions for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

But he will especially describe the brutal changes implemented after the Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

Trust me. You won’t want to miss Munther’s first-hand account of Palestinian Life in an Israeli Prison.

Again, use the following link to watch this important conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYXuwuUNJ-k

Former Israeli Soldier Admits: You Can’t be a Moral Occupier

Breaking the Silence is an Israeli organization made up of former soldiers. They share similar stories. The majority did their tour of duty in the Occupied Territory (the West Bank). Upon reflecting on their behavior when they wore the uniform; after thinking about the ways they treated Palestinians, all develop a guilty conscience. In order to ‘atone’ for their sins, and to educate the Israeli public about the evils of occupation, they tell their stories

Below is one recent example dealing with Gaza:

The Gray Zone: Life in Jerusalem Under Israel’s Military Dictatorship

The video speaks for itself.

I have shopped and eaten at the Educational Bookshop many times. It is generally the first place I visit when in Jerusalem.