The Crisis in Israel/Palestine
2023-2024
In the midst of the crisis in Israel/Palestine, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ have been active in public witness and advocacy, and have received statements and reports from our partners in the region.
This page is a collection of those postings. You can find news and updates, reports, letters and statements from partners, position statements, and advocacy opportunities. We pray for human life to be respected, the violence to cease, and the underlying issues to be addressed.
For more information, including appeals from both denominations to raise funds for humanitarian aid, please visit here.
WCC: As Gaza faces starvation, global religious voices call for immediate aid and respect for human life
As hunger spreads across Gaza, faith leaders are expanding and amplifying the call for the…
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WCC news: Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem condemn attack in Taybeh
The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, in a statement on 29 July, expressed profound…
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TODAY (7/30/25) – Senate Voting on Arms Sales to Israel
Israel’s use of indiscriminate weapons in Gaza’s densely populated areas has had devastating…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of July 28, 2025
Last week, the Israeli Knesset overwhelmingly approved of a symbolic motion calling for the…
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B’Tselem: Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip
In a new report, the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem describes the development of a…
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Statement from ELCJHL Bishop on Israel’s Starvation of Gaza
The following statement was issued by Bishop Dr. Sani Ibrahim Azar, Bishop of the Evangelical…
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Joint Statement: As Mass Starvation Spreads Across Gaza, Our Colleagues and Those We Serve Are Wasting Away
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) – of which the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of July 21, 2025
Last week, Israeli forces bombed the Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people and wounding at…
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CMEP Condemns Attack on Gaza’s Holy Family Catholic Church, Calls for Immediate Ceasefire and Protection of All Civilians and Religious Sites
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) denounces in the strongest possible terms the Israeli…
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WCC news: Patriarch Theophilos III and Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa visit Gaza
His Beatitude Theophilos III, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, and His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista…
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WCC statement on the attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza
[The following statement was issued by the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, in…
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CMEP Condemns the Killing of Palestinian-American Sayfollah Musallet
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) condemns the brutal settler attack in the West Bank on July…
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CMEP Condemns the Israeli Plan to Forcibly Relocate Palestinians to Camps in Rafah
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) rejects the Israeli government’s revealed plan to forcibly…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of July 7, 2025
Last week, the British Medical Association cut ties with the Israeli Medical Association and…
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Global Ministries joins faith groups and civil society in opposing Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon
Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ joined…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of June 30, 2025
The Israeli military has killed at least 410 people trying to get food at Israeli and U.S. aid…
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