July 2024 Dear Friends of Tent of Nations, Please follow the link below to read Nicholas Kristof’s article, “Meet the Followers of Martin Luther King Jr. in the West Bank,” in the New York Times. (From July 6, 2024. You may have to create a free account with NYT, but no subscription is needed. You […]
Grijalva press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2024 Press Contact: Jason Johnson – (202) 225-2435 Rep. Grijalva Urges State Department to Prevent Confiscation of Palestinian Land and Further Violence in West Bank WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), joined by Reps. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), James McGovern (D-Mass.) Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), […]
The Nassar family, Distinguished Guests, Sisters and Brothers, It is a singular honor, joy, and privilege to greet you in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. The presence of Archbishop Chacour, a recipient of the World Methodist Peace Award makes this even a more special moment. The Vice-President, Ms Gillian Kingston and […]
Tent of Nations Lutheran Palestinian brothers welcome all to family farm Wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses to shade himself from the early May sun, Daoud Nassar strolls down the dusty path on his family’s 101-year-old hilltop farm. In every direction he looks, he can see the ever-expanding Israeli settlements with their white multistory buildings […]
Abstract The political and economic geography of occupied Palestinian territory presents significant constraints to the livelihoods of Palestinian families. And yet the story of many Palestinian families is one not of resignation but of steadfastness and resistance. This article explores this as an important example of civil resistance. It begins by building a theoretical case […]
BBC News Magazine Report – June 17, 2014 The Christian Family Refusing to Give Up its Bethlehem Hill Farm By Daniel Silas Adamson – Bethlehem A Palestinian Christian family that preaches non-violence from a farm in the West Bank is battling to hold on to land it has owned for 98 years. Now surrounded by […]
A Palestinian fights in court for a hill his family has held since 1916. But Jewish neighbors say the farm should be theirs. By Richard Boudreaux, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer December 27, 2007 NAHALIN, WEST BANK — From his hilltop farm, Daoud Nassar can see the sun rise over the Jordan Valley and set […]