Today I had the honor of meeting with Maher N. Canawati, the Mayor of Bethlehem (the birthplace of Jesus), who is also a Christian.
He told me about Christian persecution happening in Bethlehem and also in Gaza and the West Bank. Christians have been killed in the bombings in Gaza and churches have been attacked.
Others have told me this as well, and I’ve seen videos on line.
The Mayor says they only want to live in peace alongside their Jewish and Muslim neighbors in their homes that they legally own yet the settlers continue to take their homes.
There are approximately 139 IDF checkpoints now in Bethlehem which one was 41 sq miles but has now been reduced to 7 sq miles.
Bethlehem is the birthplace of Jesus. American Christians are largely unaware of the Christian persecution happening there, but need to learn about this and speak out.
What is the Holy Land without Christians?
Pep Guardiola has been a professional top flight manager for 16 seasons. He has won the league in 12 of those seasons.
That is a 75% title winning percentage.
Not a single manager in football history has that win percentage in INDIVIDUAL GAMES, nevermind titles.
Other than one. Pep Guardiola. 76.2%.
Canada has long been committed to a two-state solution — an independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian state living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security.
My statement on Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state:
Pep Guardiola: "It's so painful what we see in Gaza. It hurts all my body. Let me be clear; it's not about ideology, about I'm right and you're wrong. Come on, it's just about the love of life, the care of your neighbour.
"Maybe we see boys and girls of four years old being killed with a bomb or at hospital - which is not a hospital anymore - and think it's not our business. Yeah, fine. We can think that. But be careful. The next one will be ours. The next four, five year-old kids will be ours. I see my kids Maria, Marius and Valentina every morning since the nightmare started in Gaza. And I'm so scared. Maybe this image feels far away from where we're living, and you might ask what we can do.
"There's a story; A forest is on fire. All the animals live terrified, helpless. But a small bird flies back and forth to the sea, carrying drops of water in its little beak. A snake laughs and asks, 'Why? You will never put the fire out.' The bird replies, 'Yes I know'. 'Then why do it again and again', the snake asks. 'I'm just doing my part', the bird replies. The bird knows he won't stop the fire but it refused to do nothing.
"In a world that often tells us we are too small to make a difference, that story reminds me the power of one is not about scale, it's about choice, showing up, refusing to be silent or still when it matters most..." [via @SuppressedNws/@DailyMail]
‘Forgive me, mother. This is the path I chose—to help people.’
These were the last words of Rifaat Radwan, who filmed his own murder in Rafah. He was part of a Red Crescent convoy aiding wounded civilians. The convoy—clearly marked, unarmed, with flashing lights—was attacked on March 23, 2025.
For five days, the UN and Red Crescent were denied access to search for the missing rescue workers. When granted entry, they found 15 rescuers buried in a mass grave. The UN and Red Cross have called it the deadliest assault on their workers since 2017.
On April 2, the IDF stated that on March 23, ‘several vehicles were identified advancing suspiciously toward IDF troops without headlights or emergency signals,’ and their movement wasn’t coordinated in advance, prompting troops to open fire on these ‘suspected vehicles.’
However, the paramedic’s video, recovered from his body and verified by The New York Times, shows the convoy’s emergency lights were on, contradicting the IDF’s claim and proving their account of the attack was a lie.
“There is no God but God, Muhammad is his messenger,” the paramedic is heard saying. He asks God for forgiveness and says he knows he is going to die.
“Forgive me, mother. This is the path I chose — to help people,” he said. “Allahu akbar,” God is great, he says.
A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since.
The death and destruction in Gaza is funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars, which has provided over $18 billion in military aid to Israel.
In other words, we are complicit.
That is why I am forcing a vote on the floor of the Senate this Wednesday to block additional offensive arms sales.
@EYakoby I am the creator of this video.
1. you are spreading fake news, this is a group of Maccabi supporters starting a fight and beating one Dutch man.
2. delete this content, I didn’t gave you permission.
Erling Haaland joined City and in his first season he broke the record for most goals scored in a single season in the Premier League. On top of that he won the treble. He was not given the Ballon d'Or. Did he boycott the award and cry on social media? No, he congratulated Messi.
Pavel Durov left Russia when the government tried to control his social media company, Telegram. But in the end, it wasn’t Putin who arrested him for allowing the public to exercise free speech. It was a western country, a Biden administration ally and enthusiastic NATO member, that locked him away. Pavel Durov sits in a French jail tonight, a living warning to any platform owner who refuses to censor the truth at the behest of governments and intel agencies. Darkness is descending fast on the formerly free world. Here’s our interview with Durov from several months ago: