Israel-Palestine News
Update from the Mosaic of Peace Conference
Blog entries from participant
Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) issues new report on Israel-Palestine
updating recommendations on a two-state solution, peaceful resolution to conflict, emphasizing justice and human rights issues
Israel-Palestine Mission Network reflects on progress and prepares for new challenges—to continue working toward a just peace for Israelis and Palestinians
Walter Brueggemann Changes His Stance on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
His new book Chosen? Reading the Bible amid the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict gives his His candid commentary about the conflict.
Why are Christian Palestinians leaving?
Kairos Palestine keeps hope alive, not by wishful thinking but by action
“A Moment of Truth,” a document full of hopes and aspirations, having received worldwide acclaim for highlighting the struggle of Palestinians against oppressive Israeli occupation, continues to seek a future after its fifth anniversary was celebrated in December 2014.
Palestinian college opens doors for young people
Dar al-Kalima University College of Arts & Culture (“House of the World”), a Christian school in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, provides programs in the performing and visual arts.
10 Years Since the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion (9 July 2014), Report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
An open letter from PC(USA) leaders to our American Jewish interfaith partners
The Assembly was explicit: that our selective divestment of American companies engaged in nonpeaceful pursuits that further the occupation in Palestine does not constitute divestment from Israel itself. Of central importance in our deliberations was our continued concern for Palestinians and Israelis to live in peace...
A journey along the path of Jesus
A Presbyterian pastor, Rev. Lawrence Bartel, hikes the Jesus Trail from Nazareth to Capernaum
WCC general secretary expresses concern over Israeli Knesset law
New statute distinguishes between Christian and Muslim Palestinians
Join Palestinian Women in Our Resistance
Statement of the YWCA in Palestine on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8)
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) remains committed to peace for Israelis and Palestinians
Following the release of an independently produced study guide on Israel and Palestine the PC(USA) reaffirms its commitment to PC(USA) policy, which calls for a negotiated settlement between Israel and Palestine and the right for each to exist within secure and recognized borders.
Made by St. Paul’s Church of Auckland, New Zealand, this video begins with a Palestinian shepherd tending his flock on the hills outside Bethlehem, and weaves together the ancient Christmas story with the lives of those who now live in the town where Jesus was born.
Crisis in Gaza
The suffering continues in Gaza
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance issues appeal for assistance in the humanitarian relief effort in Gaza. Read more here.
Support the response to humanitarian need in Gaza by donating to Ahli Arab Hospital
Resolution of Israel-Palestine conflict possible ‘if we work hard for it,’ says Palestinian International Peacemaker George Abueed of Palestine, a Greek-Orthodox young adult
My plea to the people of Israel: Liberate yourselves by liberating Palestine by Desmond Tutu
A day in Gaza: PC(USA) Mission co-worker visits partner hospital during ceasefire
Report from a mission co-worker in Israel-Palestine: 'The status quo has become unbearable'
Update - Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza
Gaza news from the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum of the WCC
CNN reports on the deaths of children sponsored by World Vision in Gaza
Gaza's Christians and Muslims grow closer in defiance of Israeli attacks
YWCA Palestine statement on impact of Israeli military actions on women and children in Gaza
Bethlehem Bible College statement regarding the current crisis in Gaza
For the sake of the burning children of Gaza - Statement by Sabeel (Sabeel is an ecumenical center in Jerusalem for Palestinian Liberation Theology which seeks to make the Gospel contextually relevant.)
PC(USA) calls for the President to 'Press firmly for ceasefire in Gaza and Israel'
Stated Clerk issues statement on Gaza Crisis. Read the statement here.
U.S. Christian organizations tell Obama ‘enough,’ change policies on Israel-Palestine
Western Christians Don't Understand Gaza-Israeli Conflict, says East Jerusalem Baptist pastor
Holy Land: A call for courageous change
An appeal by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in the Holy Land
Statement on Economic Measures and Christian Responsibility toward Israel and Palestine—World Council of Churches Central Committee
We are convinced that targeted economic measures are an important nonviolent strategy for promoting peace and abating violence. We are called to take action in support of peaceful solutions to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Economic pressure, appropriately and openly applied, is one such means of action.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land calls for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities in Gaza. Read the statement here.
Gaza Emergency Situation Reports by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza has sustained structural damage, impacting the ventilation system in the operating rooms and the emergency rooms. Read more here.
The PC(USA) is grieving the news of 3 Israeli teenagers who were abducted and found dead in the West Bank. The church condemns the actions of those responsible for the teens’ deaths.
