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West Bank

Wednesday September 28

A poster is hung over the entrance to Al-Haq’s office after it was raided and shut down by Israeli Military forces

Diocese condemns Israeli raid of church compound in Ramallah

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

Salt of the Earth group draws young Christians together in West Bank

Osama Sayegh has a heart for numbers: four in Deir Ghazaleh, 35 in Kufr Kad, 50 in Toubas, 35 in Jalameh, 67 in Burqin, 130 in Jenin. He counts the number of Christians left in these communities across the northern part of the West Bank

Abu Dis, Palestine: A woman walks towards the Al-Quds ('Jerusalem') University in Abu Dis, with the separation wall mounted by the Israeli authorities in the background (Image courtesy of the WCC)

WCC and MECC appeal to EU for firm stance against Israel’s annexing of occupied Palestinian territory

In a recent joint letter to foreign ministers that are part of the European Union, the World Council of Churches (WCC) and Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) appealed for a firm and principled stance by the European Union against any annexation by Israel of occupied Palestinian territory in the West Bank