Jason Jones and Stephen Herreid discuss escalating threats to Palestinian Christian communities in the West Bank, the work of the Vulnerable People Project, and the difficult politics of public advocacy. They are joined by Alice Kisiya, a Christian living in and reporting from Bayt Jala who is actively fighting against the takeover of Christian land in the West Bank.
Jason Jones and Stephen Herreid discuss escalating threats to Palestinian Christian communities in the West Bank, the work of the Vulnerable People Project, and the difficult politics of public advocacy. They also reflect on solidarity, media attention, and how to discuss Israel, religion, migration, and prejudice without assigning collective blame Then they are joined by activist Alice Kisiya, a Christian reporting living in and from Bayt Jala who is actively fighting the takeover of her farmland in the West Bank. Kisiya describes checkpoint closures, settler threats to Christian lands, the distruction of her families trees, the disappearance of her family dog and the personal toll on her family the IDF forces and settlers are bringing on her family, and countless other Christians in the Holy Land. She also shares her hopes for political change and urges Christians abroad to protect Holy Land communities and to not fall victim to the propaganda being shared in America.