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For a while it looked as though were were going to have two Gaza protests on Sunday in Sydney

Posted on 02/08/2025 by John Sandeman

Perhaps up to 100,000 people will join the Palestine Action Group’s march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge tomorrow (Sunday) now that the NSW Supreme Court has declined a police request to block it. The police were concerned that such a large… Continue Reading →

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Church in Gaza hit, three dead

Posted on 18/07/2025 by John Sandeman
Gaza Holy Family Church

Vatican news reports: “The Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in the Gaza Strip, was hit by a tank this morning. Three people subsequently died from their injuries. Others were reportedly wounded more lightly, including the parish priest, Father… Continue Reading →

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Numbers of those killed in Gaza claimed by Israel and Hamas are are a lot closer than than you might think.

Posted on 15/05/2024 by John Sandeman
Gaza Damage October 2023

The Health Ministry in Gaza is claiming 35,091 people have been killed in the territory during more than seven months of war between Israel and Hamas as of May 13. The Health Ministry is run by Hamas, which is listed… Continue Reading →

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Pro-Israel Christians post a rival leaders’ letter on Gaza

Posted on 21/04/2024 by John Sandeman
Main stage at the Jewish solidarity rally

An open letter calling for a Gaza crossfire signed by a wide range of Australian Christian leaders, including denominational heads, has been countered by a pro-Israel group’s rival open letter.  The letter, timed for Passover, which begins today, is addressed to… Continue Reading →

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Why the ‘progressive gaze’ is like the male gaze

Posted on 23/03/2024 by John Sandeman
Gaza Damage October 2023

It was in a vast building called ADNEC that I saw history being made. The building was the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and the history was made by a team of women wearing blue and white , and short… Continue Reading →

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Worship and the “Never again” rallies, school palaces

Posted on 25/02/2024 by John Sandeman

Worshipping together: At the Never Again rally last weekend, organiser Mark Leach correctly acknowledged the debt Christians owe to the Jewish people. “Every spiritual blessing that any follower of Jesus has, they have because of the Jewish people. The New… Continue Reading →

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A Gaza Pilgrimage of repentance

Posted on 25/02/2024 by John Sandeman
Gaza Pilgrimage sets off from Mernda to Melbourne

Inspired by the act of James Harris, a Kiwi who walked 41km, equal to the length of Gaza in solidarity with the people suffering there, Nils von Kalm joined a group on a Gaza Pilgrimage. He’s given The Other Cheek… Continue Reading →

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Christians organise ‘Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimages’ in solidarity with 2m displaced people

Posted on 14/02/2024 by John Sandeman
Gaza Damage October 2023

Springing from Downunder, a movement of ‘Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimages’ calling for ‘prayerful solidarity’ with the people of Gaza has spread to 85 cities in 12 countries. The concept is based on the actions of a Kiwi, James Harris, who walked… Continue Reading →

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