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Author Archives: Steve Berube
Trudeau Government and Attacks on Palestinian Children
2020-02-19 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Champagne, I wish to join you in condemning anti-Semitism and all forms of religious and ethnic hatred around the world. I have worked hard on these issues for over 25 years as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amnesty International, antisemitism, BDS, Bethlehem, Canada, Champagne, Christianity, Ethics, Faith, Geneva Convention, Gideon Levy, Haaretz, human-rights, Islam, Israel, Israeli Military, Jerusalem, justice, middle-east, Occupation, Palestine, Peace, politics, religion, Theology, Trudeau, UN, Violence, War
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Expulsion of Temporary International Presence Observers in Hebron
February 2, 2019 Dear Minister Freeland, I am writing to you to express my grave concern with respect to the Israeli government decision to force the Temporary International Presence (TIPH) out of occupied Hebron and to urge you to … Continue reading
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Is Donald Trump Welcome at St. Paul’s
Hi folks, I know many people asked for a copy of my sermon, so here is the text. What I realized as I compared my manuscript to the audio version is that because I usually work from notes rather than … Continue reading
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Trump’s UNRWA Cuts
Trump has decided to cut all funding to UNRWA. This puts in jeopardy schooling and health care for Palestinian children. It was reported this morning that UNRWA schools will run out of funding at the end of September. Meanwhile in Gaza, … Continue reading
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For Everything There Is a Season : Today I Mourn, Tomorrow
For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to mourn. . . . Ecclesiastes 3 Today, I mourn. I mourn with the people of Gaza where there were at least six children … Continue reading
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Tagged A time to mourn, Amnesty International, Amos, BDS, Bethlehem, Bibi, Bible, Canada, Conflict, Ecclesiastes 3, For everything there is a season, Gaza, Geneva Convention, Gun shot wounds, Gun Violence, Holy Land, Hope, human-rights, Humanitarian Law, Isaiah, Israel, Israeli Military, Jeremiah, Jerusalem, Jesus, justice, Kushner, March of Return, Micah, middle-east, Nakba, Netanyahu, Occupation, Palestine, Peace, Peace Process, Peter, politics, religion, Settlements, Settler Violence, Tear gas, Trudeau, Trump, United Nations, UNJPPI, US Embassy, West Bank, Wolf Blitzer, World Council of Churches
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Khan Al-Ahmar Threatened Once Again.
An open letter to PM Trudeau. May 7, 2018 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, I am writing to you as chair of the United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel (UNJPPI), a network of members and friends of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bibi, Canada, Chrystia Freeland, EAPPI, Gaza, Geneva Convention, Holy Land, Hope, human-rights, Humanitarian Law, Israel, Justin Trudeau, March of Return, middle-east, Netanyahu, Occupation, Palestine, Peace, politics, Refugees, religion, Settlements, Settler Violence, Settlers, United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UNJPPI, West Bank, World Council of Churches
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Good Friday and Gaza
The most solemn day for Christian’s is Good Friday, the day when a brutally oppressive occupying force executed Jesus under the pretense that he was a threat. This Good Friday, another brutally oppressive occupying force killed 18 and wounded hundreds … Continue reading
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Tagged Amnesty International, Bible, Christianity, Death, East Jerusalem, Easter, Ethics, Gaza, Good Friday, human-rights, Islam, Israel, Jesus, justice, Land Day, middle-east, Nakba, Palestine, Peace, politics, religion, UN, US, Violence, War, West Bank
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Ralph Goodale: Canadian Minister of Public Security Offers a Slap in the Face to Palestinians and a Pat on the Back to Netanyahu
Dear Minister Goodale, I am writing to you on behalf of the United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel. We are a network composed of members and friends of the United Church of Canada. The installation of … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Canada and Israel, Christianity, Defence for Children International, Diplomacy, East Jerusalem, Ethics, human-rights, Israel, justice, middle-east, Palestine, Peace, Ralph Goodale, religion, Security Council, Security Council Resolution 2334, UN, United Nations
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Letter to Chrystia Freeland Re Khan Al Ahmar and Susiya
Sept. 23, 2017 The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister: Foreign Affairs – Canada Dear Minister Freeland, I am writing to you as chair of the United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel (UNJPPI), a network of members and … Continue reading
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