Faith & Justice in Palestine/Israel

Bill Fletcher, host of The Global African and former president of TransAfrica Forum, speaks with Rev. Heber Brown, III, Pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church and Rev. Michael Livingston, Past President of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA

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June 4, 2013

Ralph Watkins:We Shall Overcome in Bil’in, Palestine

Dr. Watkins is part of the North American delegation to Palestine/Israel led by Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) . Delegations to Israel/Palestine are designed to begin a process of experiential learning and personal transformation. Our delegations expose participants to perspectives that are not readily available in North America. Meetings are held with diverse representatives of Palestinian and Israeli society, focusing...

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June 3, 2013

This Is Not a Religious Problem

What we have is a justice problem. We have a problem with how we read the Old Testament. We have a problem with how we read the Old Testament in light of the New Testament

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Israel, Palestine, ralph watkins

June 2, 2013

Ralph Watkins: Walking on Water

We spent our morning at the Sea of Galilee. It was exciting to see my colleagues put their feet in the water.

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June 1, 2013

Ralph Watkins: The Good in Nazareth

We arrived in Nazareth this morning after spending our morning at Lifta. Nazareth is an historic city for my faith tradition.

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June 1, 2013

Ralph Watkins: Lifta and Land Grab?

Today we started our day by visiting the city or village of Lifta. Lifta is the last remaining Arab city / town / village that has not been destroyed or re-inhabited.

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Israel, Palestine, ralph watkins

May 31, 2013

Ralph Watkins: Remember Lest We Forget

Today we started our day at the The Holocaust History Museum. The experience was simply overwhelming.

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May 30, 2013

Ralph Watkins: The Soul of a Black Panther

You wouldn’t expect to meet a retired Black Panther in Palestine but we did.

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May 29, 2013

Ralph Watkins: You Can’t Visit a Checkpoint

Today we traveled to Ramallah in the West Bank. Ramallah is the seat of the Palestinian Authrority. We heard brilliant, brave, courageous activist talk about their struggle against Apartheid under military rule and military law. To go from Jerusalem to Ramallah you have to pass through the Qalandia Checkpoint. On the way to Ramallah from...

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May 28, 2013

Ralph Watkins: Trying to Reconcile the Walls: Jerusalem

Today we toured the Old City, heard a lecture at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and took a tour of Jerusalem with the Grassroots-Jerusalem

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Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, ralph watkins

Faith & Justice in Palestine/Israel

Ralph Watkins:We Shall Overcome in Bil’in, Palestine

This Is Not a Religious Problem

Ralph Watkins: Walking on Water

Ralph Watkins: The Good in Nazareth

Ralph Watkins: Lifta and Land Grab?

Ralph Watkins: Remember Lest We Forget

Ralph Watkins: The Soul of a Black Panther

Ralph Watkins: You Can’t Visit a Checkpoint

Ralph Watkins: Trying to Reconcile the Walls: Jerusalem

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