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B’Tselem issues new report – “Unleashed: Abuuse of Palestinians by Israeli Soldiers in the Center of Hebron”
The report is based on over 20 testimonies collected by B’Tselem from Palestinians who were...
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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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MECC Statement on the events occurring in the North of the Syrian Arab Republic
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) issued the following statement on Nov. 30, 2024. 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 general secretary meets with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II and church leaders in Egypt
World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay met with His...
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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: “We yearn for peace in Ukraine, in Russia and throughout the region”
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee, in a statement entitled “Yearning for...
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WCC urges peaceful end to division of Cyprus
The World Council of Churches (WCC) Executive Committee, meeting in Cyprus, an island that is...
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Pray with Turkey, December 1, 2024
Prayers for Turkey Heavenly Creator,We come to You with gratitude for the people of...
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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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