Dear ,

I am happy to share with you October's newsletter from the Institute for the Study of Christian Zionism (ISCZ). Please find below our most recent analysis, "Charlie Kirk’s Assassination and “Judeo-Christian” Racism," by Dr. Atalia Omer.

Furthermore, we are incredibly proud to launch the first episode of Bad Theology: Busted, the new podcast from ISCZ “challenging the theology of Christian Zionism in all the places that it hides.” Episode 1: “How We Got Here with Mimi Kirk” is publicly available for listening and download as of today!

Also found within:

• The latest Librarian's Corner, an author spotlight and reading recommendation from ISCZ Library Manager Deanna Roberts
• A link to the recording of the recent event, "Theology After Gaza: A Panel Discussion," featuring Mitri Raheb, Atalia Omer, Christine Pae, and Adam Vander Tuig
• A link to the final installment in a three-part series of film salons on the topic of Zionism, a partnership between Voices from the Holy Land (VFHL) and Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA): "Confronting Zionism: Free Speech for Palestine."
• An opportunity to support the essential work of ISCZ

All the best,

Jesse Steven Wheeler

Associate Executive Director, FOSNA: A Christian Voice for Palestine

Sami Hadawi (1904-2004) was a Palestinian scholar and author. He is known for documenting the effects of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on the Arab population in Palestine and publishing statistics for individual villages prior to Israel's establishment. Hadawi was born in Jerusalem to Palestinian Anglican Christian parents. His father was a soldier in the army of the Ottoman Empire and died in combat during World War I. After his father's death, Hadawi's family moved to Amman, Jordan. His interest in the structure of Arab villages began with his job there and then his job at the Land Settlement Department from 1920 to 1927. Hadawi eventually became an inspector and land value assessor from 1938 to 1948. He lived in his grandfather's home in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City until 1948, when he, his wife Nora and their two children built a home for themselves in Katamon. That same year, they were forced to leave with the advance of Israeli forces. Published in 1967, Bitter Harvest: Palestine Between 1914-1967 tells the story of Palestinian history from the Balfour Declaration to the Six-Day War. It is the story of a people who have been living peacefully in their own homes and on their own lands for generations. Then came strangers across the seas, forcing the Muslim and Christian inhabitants out of their country, and occupying their homes, fields, farms, orchards and groves—laying hands on all their worldly possessions, claiming them as their own.