The Olof Palme Memorial Fund in Stockholm awarded its 2015 Olof Palme Prize jointly to Mitri Raheb (above), pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church, Bethlehem, and Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, columnist for Haaretz, Israel’s oldest daily newspaper. Long engaged in local, regional and international efforts on behalf of Palestine, Raheb is president of Dar al-Kalima University College in Bethlehem.
Anchored in faith
Focal verse “So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter”…