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CMEP Bulletin: Israel Claims West Bank Land for Settlement Expansion
Weekly news from Churches for Middle East Peace On August 31st Israel declared 4,000 dunams or...
Read MoreWitness for Justice: Hearing the Gentler Voices
The following commentary was published this week as part of the United Church of Christ Justice and...
Read MoreWCC calls for increased humanitarian response in Northern Iraq
A WCC team met last week with religious leaders and community members in northern #Iraq...
Read MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Gaza Cease Fire
Prayers from #Jerusalem Each Thursday at noon in Jerusalem, Sabeel holds a Communion...
Read MoreProtestant Churches in Syria and Lebanon issue appeal during current crisis
Urgent concern for Christians and others in #Syria and #Iraq Leaders of Evangelical and...
Read MoreNovember 2014: My Host Named Lebanon
November 2014 Bulletin Insert FormatNoviembre 2014 en español “Beloved, we are God's children...
Read MoreJAI: Eye on Palestine–August 2014
News from the YWCA and YMCA in #Palestine The ceasefire has stopped and bombing has resumed...
Read MoreChurches ask Human Rights Council to support religious minority communities in Iraq
The WCC has asked the United Nations Human Rights Council to mandate an urgent mission and joint...
Read MoreA Call to Participate in World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel
#WWPPI-Sept. 21-27, 2014 In recent weeks, the eyes of the world have been on Gaza, as Israeli...
Read MorePope Tawadros II speaks on role of Coptic Church in Egyptian society
Pope Tawadros II, patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church in #Egypt visited the WCC...
Read MoreAVH Medical Team Returns to Jerusalem
Augusta Victoria Hospital medical team returns from #Gaza The Augusta Victoria Hospital...
Read MoreNaim Ateek: How do we end this destructive cycle and achieve a just and durable peace?
A reflection on the #Gaza war, by the Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek According to the United Nations,...
Read MorePrayers and solidarity for churches in Northern Iraq
An open letter of solidarity to the member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in...
Read MoreYWCA issues new action alert on Gaza
New action alert from the YWCA of #Palestine Please see attached our latest Action Alert...
Read MoreB’Tselem provides updates, despite website being hacked during current Gaza crisis
Global Ministries partner's commitment to rights for all people B'Tselem, the Israeli...
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