Christ at the Checkpoint 2024

We cannot ignore what is happening in our world today in general, and in our land in particular. The recent events have overshadowed us. In the past few months, there has been a lot of talk about the post-corona world. If this week’s events are an indication of the post-corona world, I think the implications [...]

In the Palestinian collective memory, the month of May is a month where Palestinians remember the Nakba (‘catastrophe’ in Arabic). An ongoing catastrophe starting in 1948 with the expulsion of more than half of the population of Palestine, and continues today through harsh military occupation and systematic discrimination. Memory is very important, it allows us [...]

Since the war of 1948 and the establishment of the State of Israel, denial of the Palestinian national identity has become a priority of the Israeli occupation and the regimes that support it. After the war of bloodshed and the destruction of the land, Israel headed towards a battle to wipe out Palestinian history. Golda [...]

Background The ancient story of Isaac and Ishmael has often been used by many to explain the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Isaac is seen as representative of the Jewish people and the modern State of Israel; smart, chosen and with a spiritual destiny. Ishmael, is seen as representative of the Arab and Muslim world; […]

The 5th Christ at the Checkpoint Conference (CATC) took place in 28th May, 2018 in Bethlehem, Palestine. This is a five-days conference hosted by Bethlehem Bible College that has gathered every other year since 2010. It is a rare opportunity for Christians throughout the world to hear Palestinian voices integrate theological reflection into their present […]

I am a Palestinian Christian and the most pressing question about Christian Zionism for me is not its theological predictions about the end times, prophecy, or the Second Coming, since the Bible makes clear that no one knows the exact time for the fulfillment of these prophecies, except the Father (Mark 13:32), and Christian church […]

“Every boot used in battle, and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for the fire. For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. We will call him Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of His government and peace there will […]