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.
Christmas Message from Bethlehem – “Do not be afraid”
by Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb, Founder and President of Dar al-Kalima UniversityBethlehem,…
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Kairos Palestine issues 2024 Christmas call
Kairos Palestine issued the following appeal for Christmas, 2024, addressing and encouraging the…
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200+ Global Leaders Sign CMEP Advent Letter calling for Ceasefire and Half to Weapons Shipments to Israel
This Advent 200+ Global Bishops and Christian Leaders Call World Leaders to Institute a Permanent…
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O Come, O Come Justice: A Global #AdventNotArms Vigil
This Advent season, it is as critical as ever to lift up our voices in the name of justice for…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Dec. 16, 2024
Israel continues to kill and starve civilians in Gaza. Among the casualties during Israel’s…
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Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem send Christmas message
The following Christmas message was issued by the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in…
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3rd Thursday Alert: Call on Congress to restore and expand US funding for UNRWA
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached an unimaginable scale. Tens of thousands of…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Dec. 9, 2024
Israel continues to kill and starve civilians in Gaza. Among the casualties during Israel’s…
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DSPR News from Lebanon – December 2024
The Middle East Council of Churches’ (MECC) Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR)…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Dec. 2, 2024
Palestinian detainees are facing alarming conditions in Israeli prisons. Recent visitations to the…
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Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem Statement on the Commemoration of the Religious Observances of Advent and Christmas in the Midst of the Continuing War
The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued the following statement on Nov. 22,…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Nov. 28, 2024
Last week, the United States vetoed yet another U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire…
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CMEP Welcomes News of a Ceasefire Between Hezbollah and Israel
Washington, DC, 27th November, 2024 – Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) welcomes the…
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WCC welcomes news of ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay welcomed the news of a…
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WCC seeks justice and peace in Gaza, Lebanon, and the wider Middle East
The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a statement, expressed deep concern…
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WCC INTERVIEW: Women in Lebanon: “Stop the Madness of War, Lebanon deserves to live!”
In the midst of the devastating war sweeping Lebanon, killing and displacing its people, the…
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B’Tselem: All states parties to the ICC must respect the Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision and enforce the warrants
The ICC’s issuing of international arrest warrants for Israel’s leaders on the suspicion they…
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An Update from Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza
Al-Ahli Arab Hospital is an institution in Gaza of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, and a…
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