God's Politics Blog » Gaza http://blog.sojo.net A Blog by Jim Wallis and Friends Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:29:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 We Need an Abrahamic Alliance of the ‘Passionate Best’ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/26/we-need-an-abrahamic-alliance-of-the-passionate-best/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/26/we-need-an-abrahamic-alliance-of-the-passionate-best/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:30:23 +0000 Rabbi Arthur Waskow http://blog.sojo.net/?p=12806 091026-jerusalem-fence-wallFor the next few days in Washington, D.C., 1,200 people are gathering in the name of a “pro-Israel, pro-peace” U.S. policy. Because of my broken leg, I can’t be physically there. But my mind and spirit and 40 years of…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/26/we-need-an-abrahamic-alliance-of-the-passionate-best/feed/ 4 The ACLJ and the Goldstone Report on Gaza War Crimes http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/07/the-aclj-and-the-goldstone-report-on-gaza-war-crimes/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/07/the-aclj-and-the-goldstone-report-on-gaza-war-crimes/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:00:05 +0000 Aaron Taylor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=12247 A few days ago I received a mass e-mail from the ACLJ. For those who don’t get their daily dose of Christian talk radio, ACLJ stands for the American Center for Law and Justice. Think of the ACLJ as the…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/07/the-aclj-and-the-goldstone-report-on-gaza-war-crimes/feed/ 18 Israel, Gaza, and the Goldstone Report: A Call for Self-Examination During the High Holy Days http://blog.sojo.net/2009/09/23/israel-gaza-and-the-goldstone-report-a-call-for-self-examination-during-the-high-holy-days/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/09/23/israel-gaza-and-the-goldstone-report-a-call-for-self-examination-during-the-high-holy-days/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:56:13 +0000 Rabbi Arthur Waskow http://blog.sojo.net/?p=11857 090923-israel-palestineDuring these days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Jews are called on to reexamine our own actions — our “missings of the mark.”  The emphasis is on OUR sins — not those of individuals alone, but of the community…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/09/23/israel-gaza-and-the-goldstone-report-a-call-for-self-examination-during-the-high-holy-days/feed/ 5 A Jewish-American Advocate Against the Injustice of Occupation http://blog.sojo.net/2009/09/09/a-jewish-american-advocate-against-the-injustice-of-occupation/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/09/09/a-jewish-american-advocate-against-the-injustice-of-occupation/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:30:59 +0000 Phil Haslanger http://blog.sojo.net/?p=11507 090909-anna-balzerJust the basic facts about Anna Baltzer make her a provocative presence. She’s a 30-year-old Jewish-American woman who is arguing passionately for justice for Palestinians.

But she mixes her passion with a crisp description of life in the Occupied Territories of…

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/05/18/peace-in-the-middle-east-a-step-forward/feed/ 2 Four Points Toward Peace in the Middle East http://blog.sojo.net/2009/04/16/four-points-toward-peace-in-the-middle-east/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/04/16/four-points-toward-peace-in-the-middle-east/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:30:33 +0000 Brian McLaren http://blog.sojo.net/?p=7905 090416-palestinian-and-israeli-soldierI’ve written a lot on Palestine and Gaza in recent years. Any of us who travel (or read) know that peace in the world can’t be separated from peace in Israel — peace for Jews, and peace for Muslim and Christian…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/04/16/four-points-toward-peace-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 44 ‘Shooting and Crying’: Israeli Soldiers Tell Their Gaza War Stories http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/23/israelis-soldiers-reveal-truth-about-gaza-war-shooting-and-crying/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/23/israelis-soldiers-reveal-truth-about-gaza-war-shooting-and-crying/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:06:37 +0000 Ryan Rodrick Beiler http://blog.sojo.net/?p=7218 090323-israeli-soldierIn last week’s SojoMail, the quote of the week was from an Israeli squad leader describing the incredulous reactions of his men when he took measures to protect civilian lives during the invasion of Gaza.  Later I found a more…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/23/israelis-soldiers-reveal-truth-about-gaza-war-shooting-and-crying/feed/ 9 Palestinian and Israeli Former Fighters Unite for Peace http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/13/palestinian-and-israeli-former-fighters-unite-for-peace/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/13/palestinian-and-israeli-former-fighters-unite-for-peace/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:59:03 +0000 Valerie Elverton Dixon http://blog.sojo.net/?p=6987 Ishmael and Isaac, brothers of the same father and different mothers, together buried their father Abraham. Esau and Jacob, twin brother and rivals, reconciled. When they met after many years, Jacob said: “for truly to see your face is like…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/03/13/palestinian-and-israeli-former-fighters-unite-for-peace/feed/ 2 Waltz with Bashir: Drawing a Massacre from Memory http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/16/waltz-with-bashir-drawing-a-massacre-from-memory/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/16/waltz-with-bashir-drawing-a-massacre-from-memory/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:00:54 +0000 Ryan Rodrick Beiler http://blog.sojo.net/?p=6297 090216-waltz-with-bashirEach time I write about the Middle East, I feel compelled to repeat three concepts.

First, casualty counts. Currently, 4,908 Palestinians have been killed and 1,062 Israelis have been killed since September 2000. (That’s according to B’tselem, the Israeli Human Rights…

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/16/number-21-released/feed/ 1 A New Conversation in the Holy Land http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/13/a-new-conversation-in-the-holy-land/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/13/a-new-conversation-in-the-holy-land/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:00:15 +0000 Lynne Hybels http://blog.sojo.net/?p=6250 A year ago I became haunted by the notion that Christians, Muslims, and Jews are going to blow up the world unless we learn to get along.  I wished — well, actually, I prayed — that I might become part…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/13/a-new-conversation-in-the-holy-land/feed/ 0 Alhamdulillah! (All Praise to God!) Philip is Free! http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/11/alhamdulillah-all-praise-to-god-philip-is-free/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/11/alhamdulillah-all-praise-to-god-philip-is-free/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:13:32 +0000 Ryan Rodrick Beiler http://blog.sojo.net/?p=6137 No more details as of yet, just this update on the Facebook page:

Wednesday February 11th, 4:00 a.m.

Philip is out, he is safe and home with his family.
He requests that all upcoming planned protests and marches still take place to end…

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/09/movement-for-release-of-philip-rizk-grows/feed/ 2 Free Philip Rizk! God’s Politics Blogger Arrested by Egyptian Secret Police http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/09/free-philip-rizk-gods-politics-blogger-arrested-by-egyptian-secret-police/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/09/free-philip-rizk-gods-politics-blogger-arrested-by-egyptian-secret-police/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:10:47 +0000 Leonard Rodgers http://blog.sojo.net/?p=6047 090209-free-philip-rizkFriday evening I was in Washington D.C. and received an urgent message from Egypt. The major player in helping us get medical equipment into Egypt duirng the early days of the recent 22 day war in Gaza was Philip Rizk.  Friday…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/09/free-philip-rizk-gods-politics-blogger-arrested-by-egyptian-secret-police/feed/ 11 The Solidarity of Motherhood http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/03/the-solidarity-of-motherhood/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/02/03/the-solidarity-of-motherhood/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:00:56 +0000 Janna Hunter-Bowman http://blog.sojo.net/?p=5882 Today I listened to a persecuted woman, mother to mother.  Idia, the wife of disappeared pastor William Reyes, held my daughter Amara on her lap as I fed the 10-month-old a late lunch.

…Since the disappearance (of my husband William) I’ve…

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In the book, Carter, 85, revisits the contributions of…

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