The Gulf Summit and I/P
Dear Friend, While I'm preparing my response to today's Sentinel op-ed, I thought I would put together some relevant material to put Obama's Gulf Summit into perspective, especially as it relates to...
View ArticleChristian Peacemaker Teams PRESENTS!
Dear Friend, This coming Wed. May 27, 2015, we will hear from Cody O'Rourke and the Christian Peacemakers Team (CPT). Learn what living under the Occupation feels like if you live in Hebron, the West...
View ArticleWhat is Truth?
Dear Friend, Occasionally, one article epitomizes the issue in I/P. Such an article came out over the weekend from B'Tselem, the Israeli-based human rights organization (that tracks the settlement...
View ArticleBuilding Bridges, Not Walls!
Dear Friend, Your KUSA-W. MI Board continues to plan for the appearance of Abuna Chacour here in Holland/Zeeland, Thursday, September 17. We will be seeking support from the HOPE College and Western...
View ArticleAction Alert!
Dear Friend, I'm requesting you to take action against the planned demolition of yet another Palestinian village. Many groups are urging this action (CMEP - Churches for Middle East Peace; JVP - Jewish...
View ArticleDemonstration @ Susiya TODAY
Dear Friend, Adam Keller is an associate of Uri Avnery (Gush Shalom). Here is his "on the ground" account of what happened in Susiya today, the Palestinian town the whole international community is now...
View ArticleFr Elias Chacour to Visit Holland, Michigan!
Dear Friend! Plan on attending events surrounding Abuna (Fr) Elias Chacour's visit to W. Michigan!We can say for sure he will be address us (and answer questions) at St. Francis de Sales Catholic...
View ArticleReport on Fr Chacour's Visit!
What an afternoon and evening in West Michigan, USA, with a visit from Fr. Elias Chacour two days ago! (All Blood Brothers books were sold out!) 134 Hope and Western Seminary students (and a...
View ArticleA Season's Gift from Kairos W. Michigan (KWM)
Dear Friend, Enclosed is the link to Mark Braverman's address at Christ Memorial on November 9, 2015. https://vimeo.com/christmemorialchurch/review/145540278/40d1f7c134 It is a two-fold blessing: 1)...
View ArticleForward into 2016
Dear Friend, A new group of 40 Western Seminary students has left this weekend for I/P, under the direction of Marlin and Sally Vis and our (emerging) KWM Board President, Travis West, a professor of...
View Article"I Refuse to Serve in the IDF!"
This Sunday, [January 10, 2016] there is a call to stand in solidarity with a woman inducted into the IDF (Israeli Defense Force). Here's the story: Tair Kaminer, a 19-year Israeli, got a call up...
View ArticleSeminary Student Isr/Pal Report
Dear Friend, Plan on attending the Seminary students' report on their findings in Isr/Pal last month! Western Seminary, Semmelink Hall, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Thursday, February 18, 2016 (College Ave and...
View ArticleAmerica and Israel's Original Sin
EVERYONE’S ORIGINAL SINJohn Kleinheksel’s report on the KUSA/FOSNA Chicago conference, April 14-16, 2016Jim Wallis is right, but let me expand on it. Racism is not only America’s original sin; it is...
View ArticleMeet Jeff Halper (ICAHD)!
I’ve met and interacted with Jeff Halper (in June, 2013). His positions contribute to ways that Israelis and Arab Palestinians could live in harmony together (Confederation?)The more I read about his...
View ArticleChristmas Greetings from Palestinians
Dear Friend, It's been a long time since I posted on this blog. Israel is tightening its grip on all the land, making it more and more burdensome for the indigenous people to survive, let alone thrive....
View ArticleThe Donald Trump/Netanyahu Dance
From the Kairos W. Michigan Director’s DeskOp-ed: The president told the world he personally doesn’t mind if there’s a one-state or a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But a...
View ArticleThe Emperor's New Clothes
In 1837, Hans Christian Anderson crafted a short story. Two shifty weavers promised the emperor of a certain kingdom, a new suit of clothes. The thing was, the suit could only be recognized by the...
View Article@ Davos, Trump Affirms Israel, Disavows Palestinians!
Pres. Trump Affirms Israel, Disavows PalestiniansJRKJanuary 25, 2018In a dramatic one-on-one at the Davos Economic Forum, US President Donald Trump met with P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) of Israel on...
View ArticleSowing Hate, Reaping Death
Sowing Hate and Reaping DeathBy Rami ElhananApril 28, 2010 "Occupation Magazine" -- - My name is Rami Elhanan. Thirteen years ago, on the afternoon of Thursday the fourth of September 1997, I lost my...
View ArticleThe Embassy Change/Gaza Protests &"Evangelical" Debate
Dear Friend of Kairos W. MI,Now and then, one finds a clear articulation of the situation in Israel/Palestine. Ron Sider has an article in his Evangelicals for Social Action that does it for me.Here it...
View ArticlePalestinian Christians Respond to "The Jewish State" Declaration (Basic Law)
Dear Friend of Kairos, There have been countless statements opposing Israel's declaration of Israel as the "Homeland of the Jewish People" (Basic Law by the Knesset). At their request, here is the...
View ArticleResilience in a Time of Escalating Violence
Friend, This is the report of one of our collegues on the ground: Salim Munayer, of MUSALAHA. It came out on March 29, 2019. It represents the kind of wrestling that we in Kairos West Michigan...
View ArticleBetter Use of This Blog
Dear Friend, I see I have been neglecting to post relevant material on this blog. The reason is simply that I've invested more energy in Kairos West Michigan, the movement/community we are building in...
View ArticleFour Views on "The Deal of the Century" (Economic Summit in Bahrain)
Four Views of the Bahrain Economic Summit(and the “Deal of the Century”)John Kleinheksel, Kairos W. MI (June 20, 2019)In preparation for unveiling “The Deal of the Century” to “end the conflict” in...
View ArticleWhat is the "BDS" Movement? Should we "Support" it?
What About the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction Movement (BDS)?Rev. John Kleinheksel, Kairos West Michigan (KWM) bloggerPerhaps you too, have had mixed feelings about the BDS movement (Boycott,...
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