EPISODE · Mar 28, 2025 · 1H 4M
Palestinian Christians and Human Rights with Dalia Qumsieh
from Christ at the Checkpoint Podcast · host Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice
In this episode of the Christ at the checkpoint podcast, Rev. Munther Isaac and Dalia Qumsieh discuss the ongoing violations of Palestinian human rights, the current situation in the West Bank, and the impact of the military occupation on Palestinian Christians. They tackle the pressing issue: why are Palestinian Christians leaving the West Bank? Dalia Qumsieh is a human rights lawyer, specializing in legal human rights advocacy (Palestinian bar, 2013), and the Founder and Director of the Balasan Initiative for Human Rights - Palestine. She is a graduate of Birzeit University School of Law (LL.B), Ramallah- Palestine (2009). She obtained her graduate degree in International Law (2009), and International Administration (2010), from the Law School of the University of Paris 1- Pantheon – Sorbonne, Paris, France. Prior to establishing BIHR, she worked in various Palestinian human rights organizations as senior legal advocacy consultant. https://balasan.org/If you enjoy our content, please consider supporting our work on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/AcrosstheDivide Follow Across the Divide on YouTube and Instagram @AcrosstheDividePodcast
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In this episode of the Christ at the checkpoint podcast, Rev. Munther Isaac and Dalia Qumsieh discuss the ongoing violations of Palestinian human rights, the current situation in the West Bank, and the impact of the military occupation on Palestinian Christians. They tackle the pressing issue: why are Palestinian Christians leaving the West Bank? Dalia Qumsieh is a human rights lawyer, specializing in legal human rights advocacy (Palestinian bar, 2013), and the Founder and Director of the Balasan Initiative for Human Rights - Palestine. She is a graduate of Birzeit University School of Law (LL.B), Ramallah- Palestine (2009). She obtained her graduate degree in International Law (2009), and International Administration (2010), from the Law School of the University of Paris 1- Pantheon – Sorbonne, Paris, France. Prior to establishing BIHR, she worked in various Palestinian human rights organizations as senior legal advocacy consultant. https://balasan.org/If you enjoy our content, please consider supporting our work on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/AcrosstheDivide Follow Across the Divide on YouTube and Instagram @AcrosstheDividePodcast
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