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Posts Categorized: Israel and Palestine

April 23, 2012

World Week of Prayer for Peace in Palestine and Israel 2012

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28 May – 3 June 2012Pray, educate, and advocate for justice The Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum (PIEF) of the World Council of Churches invites member churches, faith-based communities, and civil society organizations to join together in 2012 for a week of advocacy and action in support of an end to the illegal occupation of Palestine… Read more »
April 11, 2012

A prayer for peace as the Quartet meets

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From Churches for a Middle East Peace: In late April the United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold its quarterly open debate on the Middle East. The focus of discussion will likely be whether the Quartet—comprised of the European Union, Russia, the United Nations and the United States—has been able to achieve sufficient impetus… Read more »
March 28, 2012

Economic implications of the occupation

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All living has economic implications.

At the March 23 Compassion, Peace and Justice Training Day and on March 24 at Ecumenical Advocacy Days, Mark Koenig, Director of the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, led a workshop that provided an introduction to the economic implications of Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian territory.

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December 12, 2011

Worship in Bethlehem – Saturday, December 17

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From the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land: This Saturday, December 17, 2011, you are invited to join with worshippers in Bethlehem, Washington, D.C., and around the world for the fifth annual joint simulcast Christmas service. 

Prayers, readings, and hymns alternate between Washington, D.C., and Palestine via the Internet, drawing together people of… Read more »
November 29, 2011

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is celebrated

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Today, the United Nations celebrated the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.  I was struck with the importance of this day, having returned just last week from meetings with our church partners in Israel and Palestine.  The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly… Read more »
November 22, 2011

Jerusalem, Settlements and the Two-State Solution

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Danny Seidemann, Israeli attorney and founder and director of the Israeli NGO Terrestrial Jerusalem puts a two to three year expiration date on a two-state solution for peace in Jerusalem and thus in Israel and Palestine. In a presentation organized by the NGO Israel-Palestine Working Group at the United Nations, Seidemann focused on the question… Read more »
November 15, 2011

A Pilgrimage

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Photo: Douglas Dicks- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Delegation at the Mt. of Olives I have been travelling with a group from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on a trip to Israel and Palestine since November 11.  The journey has taken us to meet Church partners, experience holy sites and view the everyday reality where we believe that… Read more »
October 26, 2011

Christian leaders say yes to Palestine U.N. membership

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From the Presbyterian News Service:   Leaders of four denominations, including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s General Assembly Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons, have issued a statement backing the Palestinian Authority’s bid for membership in the United Nations.   U.N. membership for the Palestinians is deserved, the four leaders say, “not only on the basis of international… Read more »
September 23, 2011

Palestine applies for UN membership

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On September 23, 2011, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon conveyed the application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations to the Security Council. Find out more about the Palestinian bid for membership. Most recent stories are placed first: October 3: Statement on membership for Palestine in the UN by the World Council… Read more »

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