The Crisis in Israel/Palestine
2023-2024
In the midst of the crisis in Israel/Palestine, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ have been active in public witness and advocacy, and have received statements and reports from our partners in the region.
This page is a collection of those postings. You can find news and updates, reports, letters and statements from partners, position statements, and advocacy opportunities. We pray for human life to be respected, the violence to cease, and the underlying issues to be addressed.
For more information, including appeals from both denominations to raise funds for humanitarian aid, please visit here.
DSPR Easter Message – 2025
The Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR) of the Middle East Council of Churches…
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Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem Easter Message – 2025
The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem offer an Easter message of life and hope. “It…
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WCC News: Director of Gaza hospital: “our faith tells us, aways after a dark night, there will be another shining tomorrow”
Dr Suhaila Tarazi, director of Al Ahli Arab Hospital (Ahli) in Gaza City, shared her reflections…
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Kairos Palestine Easter Appeal 2025
Kairos Palestine issued its annual Easter Appeal this week, entitled, “A Turning Point to Protect…
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CMEP Action Alert: Call on Members of Congress to support a ceasefire, de-escalation of violence, end to displacement, and halt in weapons sales to Israel
In the early hours of Sunday, April 18, as Holy Week began, Israel bombed the Al-Ahli Arab…
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CMEP condemns bombing of Al-Ahli Hospital and demands Protection for the Christian Community and all in Gaza
On this blessed day of Palm Sunday, Christians around the world gather to worship and commemorate…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of April 7, 2025
April 9th marks the anniversary of the Deir Yassin massacre. On this day in 1948, Zionist militias…
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B’Tselem – “From declaration to action: Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing in Gaza”
Since March 18, Israel has killed over 1,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, more than 300 of them…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of March 31, 2025
March 30th marks Eid al-Fitr for Muslims in Palestine and Israel. This three-day feast marks the…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of March 24, 2025
Last week, the ceasefire broke in the middle of the night, with Israeli attacks killing over 700…
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WCC condemns attacks in Gaza and Yemen
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay expressed deep alarm and…
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B’Tselem: Israel resumes its campaign of killing and destruction in Gaza
Last night, the Israeli government violated the ceasefire, resumed the indiscriminate killing and…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of March 17, 2025
Last week, Father Ayman Batahish, the spiritual guide of the Catholic Arab Scout Group in…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of March 10, 2025
Israeli occupation forces continue their military operations in the West Bank, carrying out mass…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of March 3, 2025
This week, the Lenten season begins for all Christians in the Holy Land. March 3rd marks Clean…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Feb. 24, 2025
The Gospel reading for next week, according to the Common Lectionary, is Luke 9:28-36, [37-43a]….
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