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JAI: 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...
Read MoreAugusta Victoria Hospital dispatches a medical team to Gaza Strip
Lutheran Hospital in Jerusalem assists in #Gaza crisis This morning Augusta Victoria Hospital...
Read MoreOxfam: Gaza crisis spiralling out of control
Update from #Gaza The crisis in Gaza is fast spiralling out of control with water supplies...
Read MoreResolution, Not Rockets
United Church of Christ leader advocates peace in current war in #Gaza As the death toll climbs...
Read MoreSabeel: For the sake of the burning children of Gaza
A statement from Sabeel on #Gaza One of the most common refrains repeated by President Obama...
Read MoreYWCA of Palestine: Baby Shayma from Gaza: A Security Threat?
Action alert from the YWCA of #Palestine She was saved from the body of her dead mother. Her...
Read MoreDSPR Update on Gaza
A new update from #Gaza According to latest statistics, the DISPLACED in Gaza have reached...
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