International
A webinar on 21 May, “From Occupation to Annexation: Legal perspectives and the implications of current political realities for the occupied population,” examined legal realities in Palestine and Israel — even as the grim situation on the ground are changing by the hour
International
Reports from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel have revealed that Palestinian communities are defenseless against violence and are living in fear
An international development practitioner from Ireland, who recently returned from a deployment with the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, provides this eyewitness account of what it’s like to monitor human rights in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank
Australian Christian Andrew Telfer recently served as an Ecumenical Accompanier with the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel – his personal reflections form the backbone of an inspired free Lenten guide, which blends personal anecdotes, suggested calls to action and prayers
Um Ismail, in her 50s, loves her children fiercely and wholly, as mothers do all over the globe. But for Um Ismail, who lives in the Khan Al-Ahmar Bedouin community, finding enough water for her 10 children makes daily life impossible for her family
“My Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel teammates were clearly upset when they came home one night after visiting a family in the West Bank town of Azun. As they debriefed with me, I learnt about the arrest of a 14-year-old Palestinian boy earlier that morning. This was the first time that we heard a firsthand account of Palestinian children being detained by the Israeli military, but sadly this wasn’t the last story that we documented in our roles as Ecumenical Accompaniers,” says Nell Potter from the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network
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