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.
B’Tselem report: The deadliest time for Palestinians in the West Bank since 1967
From 7 October 2023 until 5 July 2026, Israel killed 1,088 Palestinians in the West Bank,…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer – Week of July 6, 2026
Sabeel, in coordination with the churches in Taybeh, recently organized a visit for 30 Christian…
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Kairos Palestine statement – “One Thousand Days of Genocide: A Kairos Moment for the World”
The Palestinian Christian initiative Kairos Palestine issued the following statement to mark one…
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WCC NEWS: Patriarch Theophilos III and Cardinal Pizzaballa arrive in Gaza for pastoral visit
His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and all Palestine and…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of June 22, 2026
The United States and Iran have officially signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer – Week of June 8, 2026
Confrontations between Israel and Hezbollah continue despite the U.S.-brokered ceasefire…
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MECC: “Light of Hope” update from the Middle East – Bulletin #5
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) has launched “Light of Hope,” a bulletin series…
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WCC strongly condemns treatment of activists detained by Israeli authorities
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay strongly condemned the…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer – Week of May 18, 2026
Last week, Layan Nasir was released from Damon prison in Israel and was reunited with her…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer – Week of May 11, 2026
Last week, the Palestine marathon was held for the first time in three years in Bethlehem and…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer – Week of May 4, 2026
On February 15, after over three years of harassment and abuse from Israeli authorities since…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer – Week of April 20, 2026
April 13th marked Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, a time when people around the…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer – Week of March 23, 2026
The violence in the region continues to escalate. Hundreds of thousands of people have been…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer – Week of March 16, 2026
On Saturday, Sabeel held an interfaith service that brought Jewish, Muslim and Christian…
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B’Tselem: Settler militias are increasing their lethal shooting of Palestinians as part of the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank
[B’Tselem, a partner of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ…
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Sabeel Wave of Prayer – Week of March 9, 2026
Over the last week. the war has been spreading and escalating. Israeli attacks…
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