ESSAY: ‘O WALLED-OFF TOWN OF BETHLEHEM’
NILS VON KALM, a member of the management committee of the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Network (PIEN) in Australia, reflects on the situation in Bethlehem – the birthplace of Jesus Christ – and the plight of the Palestinian people in the lead-up to Christmas…
Peacemakers share their hopes for a better future in Israel and Palestine in new WCC campaign
The profiles of 12 people involved in working for peace for all people in Israel and Palestine have gone online as part of a new World Council of Churches campaign, Seek #JusticeAndPeace in the Holy Land. The 12 people include both Israelis and Palestinians of various faiths. Among them are Jean Zaru, a Quaker and Palestinian Christian […]
World Council Churches to appeal Israeli decision to deport official over “false” accusations
The World Council of Churches will appeal against what it claims is “unjust and discriminatory” action taken against associate general secretary Prof Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri when she arrived in Israel earlier this week. Dr Phiri, a citizen of Malawi who lives in Geneva, was apprehended at Ben Gurion International Airport on Monday before being […]
MIDDLE EAST: ISRAELI OCCUPATION ‘A SIN AGAINST GOD’ SAYS GLOBAL CHURCHES LEADER
PETER KENNY and STEPHEN BROWN report for Ecumenical News International…
Ex US-President sees new hope for peace process
Ecumenical News International Former US President Jimmy Carter has told Christian leaders in Jerusalem he sees “new hope” for the peace process in the Middle East. “His analysis is that there is a new hope for the peace process given the new US administration’s determination to press seriously for hope and to be an honest […]
MIDDLE EAST: WORLD EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE CHIEF GEOFF TUNNICLIFFE VISITS THE HOLY LAND
Geoff Tunnicliffe, international director of the World Evangelical Alliance, has returned from the Holy Land after a weeklong visit to give encouragement to evangelicals and other Christian communities in the region, and promote peaceful resolutions to the conflict among Israeli and Palestinian political leaders. In an interview supplied by the WEA, he talks about his […]