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“My dream is to leave this hell.”

Posted on September 23, 2026 by freecatholic808 — 2 Comments

I am republishing, with permission, this GoFundMe appeal started by Vicky Brotherton in the U.K. on behalf of a family in Gaza, one of thousands struggling to survive the horrific conditions that the daily assault by Israel has caused. I…

We must speak now: Palestinians in Rafah are in terror

Posted on February 18, 2024 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

First published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser 2/15/2024. Republished here with permission. The US Administration finally appears to be recognizing that Israel’s war of revenge for the attack by Hamas on October 7 may be “over the top,” to use President Biden’s words.…

Tagged with: Biden, Doctors without Borders, Gaza, genocde, ICJ, IDF, Israel, Netanyahu, Palestine, Rafah, SFJPUH
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Nakba, Palestine, Rafah, Uncategorized

Value common humanity over raw power

Posted on October 24, 2023 by freecatholic808 — 2 Comments

ISLAND VOICES. Published 10/24/2023 in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Republished with permission We rejoice at the release of four hostages taken by Hamas and pray for the safe return of the rest. We cannot but recoil from the violence of…

Tagged with: Collective punishment, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, settler colonialism, Water
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized

Bearing witness: A Jewish scholar explains the BDS movement to hold Israel accountable

Posted on August 28, 2017 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Think Tech Hawaii recently ran this interview with a disclaimer warning viewers that they should seek out the other side of this issue by watching another show they offered about anti-Semitism on campus 2017. This interview is posted here, with…

Noura Erakat in Honolulu: Solidarity Across Borders

Posted on November 29, 2014 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

No matter how much you thought you understood–or did not understand–about Palestine and Israel, you would have come away from Noura Erakat’s first talk in Honolulu with new information and a new lens through which to look at the laws,…

Tagged with: Calvary by the Sea, Divestment, Hamas, Israel, Jon Osorio, Noura Erakat, Palestine
Posted in I BLOG, Israel, Middle East, Palestine

Ubuntu: Our Covenantal Relationship with Each Other

Posted on August 30, 2014 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

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Marching in Honolulu for the Children of Gaza

Posted on August 5, 2014 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Last week, for the third consecutive Tuesday, people in Honolulu gathered to protest the escalating assault on Gaza and its people, and in particular the horrific violence inflicted on innocent children. Repeatedly. This time the protest started with a march…

Tagged with: Ali Musleh, children of Gaza, Gaza, Honolulu protests, Israel, Palestinian people
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized

July 22: Honolulu Protests Assault on Gaza. “Bethlehem – 2006” Revisited

Posted on July 23, 2014 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Sharing here, with permission, a poem, “Bethlehem – 2006” written by Methodist minister, Rev. Barbara Grace Ripple after her visit to the Holy Land. She went back again in 2013 and found the situation worse. She spoke with Palestinians, Christians…

Tagged with: Barbara Ripple, Bethlehem, Holy Land, Honolulu, Israel, Palestinian people, West Bank
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Israel, Justice, Palestine, Uncategorized

US Bishops: What is your “Pro-Life” Message for Gaza?

Posted on July 18, 2014 by freecatholic808 — 6 Comments

DNC Convention 2012: “Thus do we praise you for the gift of life. Grant us to defend it. Life, without which no other rights are secure. We ask your benediction on those waiting to be born, that they may be…