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War on Gaza

People & History A large Palestinian family and friends in Jerusalem in 1944 before the Nakba People & History

Palestine: A land with a people

“Out of God’s sovereignty I believe that good will come out of all this. God knows what is going on and he will bring about a just peace and something good, even if we as human beings can’t see it yet; and, even though Palestinians have been waiting for a very long time,” says Anglican Palestinian Randa

Randa
Homilies & Addresses

“Israel’s genocidal campaign and occupation of Gaza must end”

“Because Israel is blocking medicines and medical supplies from entering Gaza, surgeons are performing amputations on children and caesareans on women without any anaesthetics or pain killers. Because Israel is blocking medicines and medical supplies from entering Gaza, Palestinian people are dying from treatable illnesses, both chronic and acute…As a pharmacist and as a Christian, I say not in my name,” said ACSQ Justice Unit Coordinator and pharmacist Peter Branjerdporn at a recent healthcare workers vigil