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A Challenging Year
Turkey has been going through a challenging year. The protests that began in May on Workers Day...
Read MoreI’ve Found My Place
At this time last year, I was just settling into a new world – assuming four months in Budapest...
Read MoreThe view from Beirut
Given my proximity to Syria and the recent spate of bombings in Lebanon, the question sometimes...
Read MoreAnother Model for Mission
This noon John and I will have lunch at a local hot bar where today’s menu features foods from...
Read MoreWCC gives thanks for the life and witness of Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka
World Council of Churches remembers the life of a great Middle Eastern ecumenical leader The...
Read MoreCMEP Bulletin: Abbas meets with Obama
Weekly Churches for Middle East Peace update on diplomatic and other topics On Monday,...
Read MoreUCC and Disciples leadership sign letter supporting peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians
Churches for Middle East Peace letter endorsed by church leaders in the US and in Jerusalem. Add...
Read MoreUN OCHA oPt Monthly Humanitarian Bulletin
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs monthly bulletin on the occupied...
Read MoreWCC general secretary expresses concern over Israeli Knesset law
Joining voices of the churches in Palestine and Israel, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general...
Read MoreKairos Palestine: “The Fifth Column: A Response to Michele Chabin’s Article in USA Today”
Rifat Kassis writes in response to an article on Christians in Israel On reading Michele...
Read More3rd Thursday Middle East Action Alert: Call for a lasting ceasefire between Gaza and Israel and an end to the Gaza blockade
3rd Thursdays for Israel/Palestine monthly advocacy alert--March alert focuses on Gaza “One...
Read MoreSabbatical for Pastors: An Ecumenical & Inter-Religious Continuing Education Program (ONGOING)
The NEST offers a special program for Pastors on Sabbatical who would like to become acquainted...
Read MoreStation 8: Generations of Grief Sharing
We have processed down the Mount of Olives waving palms and singing Hosanna in the highest. We even...
Read MoreCMEP Bulletin: Kerry Calls Recognition Demand a “Mistake”
weekly Churches for Middle East Peace update On Thursday, Secretary Kerry told the House...
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