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June 2024

June 08, 2024

Introducing the Global Hall of Shame, Deflection & Denialism

Did you know that the United Nations has a blacklist of countries that harm children...

June 02, 2024

The Palestinians’ ironclad, inalienable right to resist

Public service announcement for folks out there who are indignant about the fact that "Hamas...

June 01, 2024

Netanyahu exposes his profound racism in one glorious tweet

This tweet from the official X account of the Prime Minister of Israel is problematic...

May 2024

May 30, 2024

Rafah attack: Netanyahu’s lies expose the truth about Israel

Israel's massive attack on a tent encampment in Rafah targeted two Hamas leaders, but incinerated...

May 27, 2024

A waking nightmare – what just happened in Gaza?

CNN reported on Sunday's horrors in Rafah for a few excruciating hours, then veered quickly...

May 23, 2024

Israel, the ICC, and the disintegration of our species

The rule of law, appropriately applied (that is, equally across the board) keeps us from...

May 19, 2024

The truth about Gazans as human shields –you’ll be surprised

We think we know the deal with Hamas and human shields – we think we...

May 14, 2024

THIS RIGHT HERE is happening RIGHT NOW. This is Israel.

The US is shelling out a fortune to get humanitarian aid to Gaza and providing...

May 06, 2024

Unlock the global and historic significance of this moment

Grace-Colored Glasses has experienced a revolution in the past few months. Maybe you haven't even...

March 2024

March 18, 2024

What to say when you’ve run out of words?

It's relatively easy to report on the news in Gaza: this is today's death toll,...

March 13, 2024

A 3-minute challenge to see whether you are alive

Just because you have a pulse and you inhale and exhale, doesn't necessarily mean you...

March 07, 2024

An open letter to VP Kamala Harris on her “ceasefire” speech

reposted with permission from If Americans Knew (View VP Harris’ full Bloody Sunday anniversary speech here.)...

March 04, 2024

Sometimes the most urgent topics aren’t the trending topics

Ok, boys and girls. Roll up your sleeves. We have a job to do. We...

February 2024

February 27, 2024

Did you know the US is complicit in genocide RIGHT NOW?

Did you know the US is complicit in genocide RIGHT NOW? If not, don't feel...

February 18, 2024

“If I Should Die Before I Wake”

How is it possible to sleep when you are the target of a massacre? How...

February 15, 2024

5 tips for finding the best news reporting on Palestine

Whether you are a dispensationalist cheering for Israel, or an Episcopalian (hi, Pam!) rooting for...

February 11, 2024

You need to meet this little girl named Hind

(This narrative is pieced together using parts of articles from the BBC and the Guardian....

February 09, 2024

Does Israel really have “the most moral army in the world”?

Israel has always boasted of having the “most moral army in the world” and practicing...

February 07, 2024

Western “civilization” exposed for its colossal ruthlessness

Western "civilization" has been on display in all its gory (not a misspelling) for the...

February 04, 2024

“We were surrounded by tanks. It’s a miracle we got out.”

Below is a rough translation of a voice message we got recently from our nephew...

February 02, 2024

A test for people of faith: does Christ live in you?

I struggle to find time to write for Grace-Colored Glasses these days. I spend almost...

January 2024

January 26, 2024

If you love babies, this is a must-read

We are all about babies today. Babies and toddlers. Because what's not to love...

January 23, 2024

“We’re surrounded. Israelis are everywhere. We are dying.”

In my last post, I mentioned the concept that the massacre in Gaza might not...

January 21, 2024

3 funerals and a wedding in Gaza

Gaza has been under a near total communications blackout for over a week. Can you...

January 19, 2024

The reality of survival in Gaza, on Spiritual Brewpub

As people of faith living in a land of relative prosperity, it's hard for most...

January 16, 2024

To Biden, Palestinian genocide is already complete

This is very hard to write about. I can't even believe it's happening. I will...

January 15, 2024

The truth about Gaza: “I swear, we don’t mind death”

Musa sent me part of his diary that he started keeping when the war began....

January 08, 2024

The new normal: eating during a famine in Gaza

Palestinian cuisine is fabulous and bounteous. My mother-in-law, God rest her soul, was a first-rate...

January 06, 2024

The unexpected one-word message coming out of Gaza today

(If you are new to this chronicle of my family's struggle in Gaza, you can...

January 03, 2024

The hardest decision our family in Gaza has ever made

Helplessness is agonizing. Having to choose between two equally dreadful options might be even worse....

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