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CMEP Bulletin: Tensions Over Jerusalem Status Quo Persist
Church of Holy Sepulchre Reopens after Decision to Halt Tax Collection [The Jerusalem Post] “The...
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WCC News: Conference in Greece focuses on economic and refugee crisis
An ecumenical conference in Thessaloniki, Greece held 20-22 February explored the political,...
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Mediterranean Hope – Newsletter February 2018
"The Ecumenical Agenda on Migration" presented in Milan, by NEV The agenda consists of seven...
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Statement on the re-opening of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Today, the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued this statement, in which they announced that the...
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CMEP: The Future of the Christian Church in the Holy Land in Peril
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) issued the following statement today (Feb. 27, 2018): The...
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Feb. 26, 2018
Last Wednesday, Israeli forces demolished three structures and a home in the Shufat and Beit Hanina...
Read MoreWCC NEWS: In united protest, Jerusalem church leaders close Church of the Holy Sepulchre
In a highly unusual action, the leaders of Jerusalem’s churches closed the doors of the Church of...
Read MoreWCC NEWS: Arab religious leaders create first-ever platform for social cohesion
An “Interreligious Dialogue for Peace, Promoting Peaceful Coexistence & Common...
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“Enough is Enough” – The closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
[Update, Feb. 27: The Washington Post reports, "Sacred Jerusalem church to reopen after Israel...
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AWS: Italian Protestants Respond to Anti-Immigrant Shooting Spree
A few days ago, there was a shooting rampage directed at African immigrants in central Italy....
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CMEP Bulletin: Verbal Salvos and a Long Shot for Peace at the United Nations
At UN, Abbas Calls on World Leaders to Recognize Palestinian State [Haaretz] “Palestinian...
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JAI: Defend the Christian Presence and Properties in Jerusalem
On Thursday February 15, 2018 the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem denounced the Jerusalem...
Read MoreWCC NEWS: Ecumenical group demands for Germany to support nuclear prohibition
By Stephen Brown A group of German ecumenical activists including former World Council of Churches...
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WCC NEWS: A voice of hope and justice in a sad context
By Claus Grue* In June last year, human rights advocate Raanan Mallek appeared as one of the ”12...
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CMEP Bulletin: Jerusalem Quarrels with Churches as Lent Begins
Jerusalem Churches to Boycott Mayor's Event in Protest of Tax Policy [Haaretz] Haaretz reports,...
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