Tag Archives: Gaza

Gaza and the Crisis in Palestine

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Stephen Sizer

On Saturday there was a conference held at Tooting Islamic Centre on Palestine and the Gaza Crisis. The schedule for the day was changed at the last minute, without my knowing (!), and so I arrived at 6:00pm to find … Continue reading →

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A Prayer for Gaza

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Stephen Sizer

O God our prayer today is more like an inarticulate cry and our hearts ache. We saw a man in Gaza weeping beside his three little dead children – innocent beauty now bloodied in death A massacre that started on … Continue reading →

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Statement by the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem on the current devastating situation in Gaza

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Stephen Sizer

Photograph: Adel Hana/AP We, the Patriarchs, Bishops and the Heads of Christian Churches in Jerusalem, follow with deep concern, regret, and shock the war currently raging in the Gaza Strip and the subsequent destruction, murder and bloodshed, especially at a … Continue reading →

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The Christians of Gaza

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Stephen Sizer

Photograph: Musa Al-shaer/AFP/Getty Images A little known fact is the presence of a small but significant Christian Palestinian presence in Gaza. Gerald Butt wrote about them in Life at the Crossroads: History of Gaza. Read a review here. Carl Moeller … Continue reading →

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