Michael Spath Just Back From Palestine; Smotrich Cancels Hebron Protocol; Unprecedented Child Killing
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June 30, 2026
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"Three weeks ago today, twelve of us began our two week “Solidarity Tour” in Palestine. While we were there, businesses and homes in the Christian village of Taybeh were burned by settlers, Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque and Greek Orthodox property in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, both of which we visited, were seized by the Israeli military, and three weeks ago tomorrow, at breakfast at our Bethlehem Manger Square guesthouse, we heard an explosion, looked out the window, and saw smoke in the sky about 40 miles away where Israel intercepted a missile. Except for locals and a few others, we were the only foreigners in Bethlehem. Virtually all of the shops were closed, 90% of the hotels closed (our hotels in Bethlehem and Jerusalem both opened specially for us, we were the only ones there), no tour groups had come for weeks and the next ones weren’t scheduled until the fall. In a town that lives on tourism, 70% unemployment. And this coming Friday, June 3, will be a thousand
NEWS, ANALYSIS & OPINION
"PALESTINE STORIES"
Michael Spath, Co-chair of ICAHD-USA, just returned last week with a group of 11 from their recent trip to Palestine. Here's his sermon from this past Sunday with his refelections of the trip: "Palestine Stories."
days of genocide since October 7, 2023. We were told again and again how important, how much it meant to the people there that we had come at such a time as this. So today, Palestine Stories." Read the rest of Michael's sermon/blog HERE.
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