God gives everyone a mission, the mission he gave Diana George Babish is to take care of the abused and abandoned animals in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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Latin Patriarchate objects to Israel’s new nation-state law
In a July 30 statement, the patriarchate said the law is a “cause of great concern” because the rights of Palestinian citizens, who make up 20 percent of Israel’s population, are not protected by the law.
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Israeli parliament passes contentious Jewish nation bill
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called its passage a “historic moment in the history of Zionism and the history of the state of Israel.”
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Bedouin village hopeless in the face of demolition
After decades of legal disputes, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled in May in favor of demolishing the village, home to about 190 people from the Jahalin Bedouin tribe and located between two Israeli settlements. The demolition of the tin and wood structures to clear the way for eventual expansion of the Mishur Adumim settlement could take place at any moment.
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Palestinians protest for the right to return, but to what?
The Gaza Nakba demonstrations this week have done nothing to advance the situation of Palestinian refugees, nor did they provide relief to the people of Gaza, who dwell in an open-air prison, hemmed in and oppressed at every turn.
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Catholic Relief Services official: There’s little hope for an end to border violence in Gaza
The willingness to rush the border fence despite the I.D.F.’s overwhelming firepower is a testimony to the despair of the people living in Gaza.
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The conflict in Israel is about more than borders. It’s about faith.
Most Israelis realize that the land, ultimately, belongs not to any one side but to God.
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Dozens killed in protests as U.S. embassy inaugurated in Jerusalem
The priest said although parishes in the Holy Land tell their parishioners to resist occupation by educating themselves and preparing for the future, people in Gaza see no future.
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Palestinian reminisces on family’s losses, but says faith gives him hope
“If I dwell on the future, it is too depressing….There is no future in maintaining a conflict.”
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Why Israel shaming Iran on nuclear weapons is grimly ironic
Benjamin Netanyahu deserves no hearing on the Iranian agreement until Israel goes public about its own nuclear program.