Sunday, May 29, 2011 begins the World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel 2011. Here is a prayer for that day from the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem: Isaiah 2:1-5; 11:9 “In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s…
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May 27, 2011
Posts Categorized: Israel and Palestine
May 16, 2011
Ban urges restraint after day of deadly clashes across the Middle East
From the United Nations News Centre: 15 May 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has led a chorus of United Nations calls for all sides in the Middle East to exercise maximum restraint after a day of clashes around the region…
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May 10, 2011
YouTube films for World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel
From the convenor for the World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel, to be held from 29 May to 4 June 2011: A number of partners around the world have been working together to create new resources for our common…
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May 10, 2011
Security Council meets on civilians in armed conflict
Twice a year, the United Nations Security Council has an open debate around the role of civilians in armed conflict. Today, the Security Council held this biannual debate, with testimony from Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping…
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May 5, 2011
UNRWA stages its first Gaza Marathon
From the United Nations News Centre (here’s a slightly different version from UNRWA): 5 May 2011 – Gaza’s first-ever marathon took place today as some 1,500 athletes defied the sweltering heat to compete in a series of running events organized…
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April 25, 2011
World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel
The World Council of Churches invites member churches and related organizations to join a week of advocacy and action for a just peace in Palestine and Israel on May 29 – June 4. Congregations and individuals around the globe who…
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April 19, 2011
Easter Message 2011 from the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem
14 Apr 2011 Alleluia! Christ is Risen. He is Risen Indeed. Alleluia! We, the Heads of Churches of the Holy City of Jerusalem bring you our greetings and our joy in the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord and…
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April 18, 2011
United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Issues Statement
Today, Reliefweb shared the statement by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Speaking on Palestinian Prisoners day, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Maxwell Gaylard called for protection of rights of Palestinians in…
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March 23, 2011
Stated Clerk issues statement in wake of Jerusalem bombing
The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), issued the following statement in response to the bombing in Jerusalem today: We have received word today of the detonation of a bomb near a…
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February 19, 2011
United States vetoes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements
From the United Nations News Centre: United States vetoes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements. The proposed resolution was consistent with previous Security Council resolutions on the settlements and statements of the United States. It was also consistent with statements…
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