International
During the 75th commemoration of what Palestinians refer to as the nakba, or “catastrophe”—when hundreds of thousands of people were uprooted during Israel’s creation in 1948—World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary The Rev’d Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed solidarity with member churches in the Holy Land
Justice & Advocacy
“Shawarma is from the Arab-Middle East region, but a recent major tour company promotion described the shawarma as an Israeli delicacy. This is a far cry from the friendly tussle between Australia and New Zealand over pavlova!” says Helen Rainger, General Synod member and President of the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network
The World Council of Churches is providing resources – including a sample letter and ideas for distribution—that calls on the government of Israel and all governments worldwide to ensure unimpeded access to holy sites in the Jerusalem during upcoming Easter celebrations.
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas formally received the acting General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) The Rev’d Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca recently for a meeting to discuss just peace in Palestine and Israel
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East has condemned a “flagrant” raid on the premises of its church in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, in the early hours of last Thursday morning
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
The World Council of Churches calls for an independent international investigation of the 11 May killing of veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a Catholic who had reported on events in Palestine and Israel since 1997, and had earned respect among viewers worldwide
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