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PCHR: Israeli Forces Escalate Attacks on the Gaza Strip
In the last 48 hours, Israeli forces have escalated attacks on the Gaza Strip; intensified...
Read MoreCMEP Bulletin: Peres Peace Prelude?, Civilians Killed in Latest Violence, and Goldstone Report Redux
Peres in Washington It has been widely reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is...
Read More“We cannot be ecumenical by ourselves”
Five general secretaries of international ecumenical organizations engaged in lively...
Read MoreDiverse implications of world Christianity
“We must avoid stereotypes,” said Rev. Dr Nikolaus Schneider, chair of the council that...
Read MoreBeyond Goldstone: A truer discussion about Israel, Hamas and the Gaza conflict
[The following op-ed appeared in the Washington Post on April 5, 2011.] Jerusalem--The word...
Read More13 Days in Biblical Turkey: March 5-17, 2012
March 5-17, 2012In the Steps of Paul & JohnHosted by:Rev. Dr. Barbara Kershner...
Read MoreIt’s Never Too Late to Pray
We write to encourage you to lift up the Roma people in prayer, in the ten days leading up to April...
Read MoreCMEP Bulletin: Gates Visits Middle East Amid Intensifying Violence
Escalating Violence Amid a fresh wave of rocket fire and terror attacks, tensions in Israel and...
Read MoreHuman Rights Council Votes in Favour of Justice for Victims of Gaza Conflict
Today, 25 March 2011, the Human Rights Council adopted a Resolution seeking to advance the...
Read MoreNCC deplores bombing in Jerusalem
The National Council of Churches deplored the bombing of a crowded bus in Jerusalem Wednesday...
Read MoreB’Tselem: Stop mortar fire at populated areas in Gaza Strip
Israeli human rights group B’Tselem wrote today (24.3.2011) to the Israeli Army Chief of Staff...
Read MoreArchbishop Makgoba and other South Africans on Sabeel International Conference
During this time of Lent and in the spirit of Lent the undersigned wish to release the SABEEL...
Read MoreThe Reformed Church in Hungary and the EU Presidency
Hungary holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first half of 2011....
Read MoreHuman Rights Council Must Pursue Accountability: ‘Goldstone Process’ must go to forward
On 21 March 2011, the UN Human Rights Council will discuss the follow up to the ‘Goldstone...
Read MorePreparing For: Ten Days of Prayer for Romani people in Europe
"Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most...
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