EAPPI Newsletter January-February 2009
Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI)
Highlights:
- 30th Group of Ecumenical Accompaniers
- Israeli High Court Approves Demolition of West Bank village, Khirbet Tana
- Home demolitions continue in Jerusalem
- War in Gaza
- Living under threat of expulsion from Izbat at Tabib
- The non-violent struggle in Sheikh Jarrah continues
- Visiting Delegations
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) supports Palestinians and Israelis working for peace by monitoring and reporting violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, offering protection by accompanying local communities in daily activities, and by advocating with churches for a peaceful end to the Occupation. The programme, which began in 2002, is coordinated by the World Council of Churches (WCC). The WCC is a fellowship of 347 churches, in more than 100 countries in all continents from virtually all Christian traditions. Its office is in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information on the WCC: www.oikoumene.org