Palestinian Christians
Un-Merry Christmas for me! What is going on?
Guest Post by Nahida Izzat, an exiled Palestinian Un-Merry Christmas for me! What is going on? “Hello is this the Christmas Help Line?” “Yes… good afternoon and merry Christmas Angela speaking How can I help you? Are you feeling lonely today?” “Absolutely, awfully lonely And I have a serious problem Grave one without a doubt [...]
Israeli Easter Egg Hunting
Every year on this day KABOBfest posts “Easter Cancelled in Palestine.” It’s a classic. I like it. But for the sake of change, I thought that we should switch it up this year. Introducing Israeli Easter Egg Hunting… For those celebrating, consider taking a break from hunting for eggs and blowing up peeps in themicrowave [...]
Merry Christmas…
Soon there will no longer be any Christians left in the Holy Land. This Christmas, educate yourself on the plight of Palestinian Christians.
Donkey #2 Held At Israeli Roadblock
As a BBC journalist attempts to trace the journey of Pregnant Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem on foot, and doneky, his Donkey #2 is not allowed to cross the Jalameh check point north of Jenin because he did not have the proper paperwork. Read the diary.
Beyond Muslim-Jewish Fighting in Israel-Palestine
“A holy fist fight.” Just to show you that a) Christian monks can still throw down and b) Jews and Muslims have no monopoly on whupping on each other, two mobs of Christian sects thrashed each other this morning near Jesus’ tomb. Armenian and Greek Orthodox monks began fighting in the Church of the Holy [...]
Photojournal: the Galilee
The hummos not yet appropriated by the white man. Good Friday in Shefa Amr. Plaque in Haifa’s German Colony: “In the middle of a sparsely populated and largely barren land…” Jabal Al-Sheikh on a clear day from Haifa. This peak is visible from Lebanon, Syria, and the Galilee. It is impossible for anyone actually from [...]
Clergy Brawl Reveals Architectural Flaw
The Orthodox Easter ends today after a week of tense negotiations between Armenian and Greek Orthodox. The fights which broke out on Palm Sunday a week and a day ago included pushing priests to the ground, kicking them, and beating one another with palm fronds. I would just like to point out that this all [...]
Easter Cancelled in Palestine: Jesus Fatally Shot Shortly After Resurrection
In keeping with tradition, Easter has yet again been cancelled in Palestine. Jesus of Nazareth somehow secured a permit to enter Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, provided he enter on a donkey. Jesus applied in June of 2007 for a permit to enter Jerusalem on Palm Sunday 2008. The past two years of cancellations had made [...]
Bethlehem: The Realest Christians You’re Likely to Meet
I hate to be railroaded by the very few individuals who post ignorant comments on this blog, but I feel like posting this particular link. It describes quite well interesting aspects of the historic relationship of Christians and Muslims to the area that is Bethlehem today, and the relationship of the groups to each other. [...]
Um… Jesus was born there, duh!
A new survey by Zoghby International of 15,000 US citizens and 1,000 respondents from Bethlehem, Americans have once again proven the quality of geography education in the States. Most Americans placed Bethlehem in Israel, when it is actually under occupation in the West Bank, and cut off from Jerusalem by the Wall. Bethlehem, a town [...]
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