Manuel Mussallam

2011 Ends on a Sour Note… Is Hamas Really a Mean-Minded Christmas Scrooge*?

by Stuart Littlewood January 4, 2012

In the past Hamas has shown great respect for the Christian tradition of Christmas and, I hear, Hamas officials in Bethlehem used to dress up as Santa Claus to distribute gifts to Christian children. So the question remains: has Hamas really become such a Scrooge* as to torpedo Christmas with a tree ban?

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No such thing as justice in the Holy Land, Palestinian Church leaders tell the Irish

by Stuart Littlewood December 16, 2010

Archbishop Theodosius Hanna (Greek Orthodox Church), Monsignor Manuel Musallam (Latin Catholic) and Mr Constantine Dabbagh (Executive Director of the Middle East Council of Churches) are courageous human rights defenders and spiritual leaders from Palestine. They have just completed a tour of Ireland to raise awareness of the situation in their homeland under Israeli military occupation and the plight of the dwindling Christian community there.

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What Anglicans need is another Tutu as top cat

by Stuart Littlewood April 21, 2010

By Stuart Littlewood* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz My ears pricked up when I heard the Archbishop of Canterbury was planning a visit to Gaza last February, and Lambeth Palace (his headquarters in London) was “actively engaged in humanitarian relief and advocacy”. I asked for more information. Whom would he meet? Would he see the [...]

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Palestine’s “turbulent priest” delivers a blistering Easter message

by Stuart Littlewood April 1, 2010

By Stuart Littlewood* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Fr Manuel Musallam recently retired at the age of 71 after serving as the parish priest of the Holy Family Church in Gaza for 14 years. For most of that time the Israelis would not allow him to visit his family and friends in the West Bank. [...]

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