Accompanying Clark. Follow Presbyterian Clark Scalera as he serves with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.
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November 18, 2010
Posts Categorized: Israel and Palestine
November 9, 2010
Peace Starts Here
UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, has launched Peace Starts Here, a Web site that will provide glimpses into the lives of Palestinian refugees. Fifteen short video clips will look at…
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October 9, 2010
Accompaniment in Palestine and Israel
Presbyterian Clark Scalera is serving with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. His team is based in Hebron. Follow his service and witness on his blog. Pray for a just peace for the people of Israel and Palestine.
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October 9, 2010
Communication, cooperation are keys to Middle East peace, Palestinian Christian says
From the Presbyterian News Service: International Peacemaker “George Abdalla is a Palestinian Christian who lives in Jerusalem. He works with his father in the family’s travel agency/tour guide business, a business he will one day inherit from his father. Through…
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September 4, 2010
To believe a just peace is possible
As direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians begin, the Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Rev. Gradye Parsons, sent a letter to President Obama expressing appreciation for the president’s work toward a just and peaceful solution to the…
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September 3, 2010
Pray for peace talks for Israel, Palestine
Download Litany for the Peace Talks The litany is from the Cathedral of St. George the Martyr in Jerusalem. It is intended to support those engaged in peace talks for Israel and Palestine. The Rev’d Canon Robert D. Edmunds, Chaplain…
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September 1, 2010
Letter on restarting direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians
Christian leaders, including the heads of denominations, have sent President Obama a letter that supports his efforts to help restart direction negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. Among the signers is the Rev. Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church…
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August 19, 2010
Presbyterian students join interfaith seminar
Givat Haviva and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations recently hosted a seminar, “Through Others’ Eyes.” The Jewish Week covered the seminar. Caroline, one of two Presbyterian students from Wallingford Presbyterian Church who participated, reflects: On August 3rd, we…
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August 12, 2010
The Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb at 30th Anniversary Celebration
The Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, long-time partner of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, brought greetings at the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Peacemaking: The Believers’ Calling sponsored by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program…
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August 2, 2010
Give thanks for Art Gish
I give thanks for the life and witness of long-time peacemaker Art Gish. I pray that God will comfort Peggy and all who grieve at Art’s death. I had the privilege of meeting Art and Peggy several years ago when…
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