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NY Times: Protestant Church That Found Refuge in Italy’s Hills Helps Syrians Do the Same
[The following article appeared in the New York Times on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020.] Mindful of a...
Read MoreCMEP Denounces the Occupation’s Impact on Palestinian Children
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) Denounces the Occupation'sDisproportionate Impact on...
Read More3rd Thursday Alert: Urge Congress to Work with the Incoming Administration for a Just Peace in the Holy Land
December 2020 “The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause...
Read MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Dec. 14, 2020
On Monday, the 7th of December, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
Read More17 US churches and Christian agencies address President-Elect Biden on Israel/Palestine
In a letter to President-Elect Biden, seventeen US churches and Christian agencies, including the...
Read MoreDisciples and UCC Leaders join ecumenical letter urging de-escalation and restraint with Iran
On Wednesday, Dec. 9, eleven ecumenical leaders, including the Rev. Teresa Hord Owens and the Rev....
Read MoreGlobal Ministries joins in support of Yemen War Powers Resolution
On Thursday, Dec. 3, Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United...
Read MoreMediterranean Hope Newsletter – November 2020
Dismay at Deaths in the Mediterranean Rome (NEV), 13th November 2020 – Can people get accustomed...
Read MoreCMEP Action Alert: Tell your Senators to restore humanitarian aid to Palestinians
In 2018, the Trump administration announced its decision to cut all US aid to the United Nations...
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Christmas message from Bethlehem: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb
"2000 years ago, HOPE was born in Bethlehem. This hope is still shining and defying all forms of...
Read MoreSabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Dec. 7, 2020
The Commission for Detainees and ex-Detainees has issued a statement about an assault carried out...
Read MoreShoulder to Shoulder launches new Consultative Circle
Over the past decade of its existence, Shoulder to Shoulder [of which the Christian Church...
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Pray with Lebanon Sunday, December 13, 2020
Lectionary Selection: Psalm 126 Prayers for Lebanon: Almighty God, creator of all, giver of life,...
Read MoreAMEU’s The Link: “Israelizing the American Police, Palestinianizing the American People”
The Link, published on a bi-monthly basis, is Americans for Middle East Understanding's primary...
Read MoreThe Price of Safety
This story was told to a staff member of Mediterranean Hope. I was born in a suburb of Damascus,...
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