Statements and Actions
2013
Kairos Palestine strongly condemns the 'price tag' attack on Jerusalem's Dormition Abbey
Kairos Palestine statement on Syrian bishops
A Statement from the Patriarchs and Heads of Local Churches in Jerusalem
2012
Statement by Korean Christians for Peace in Palestine-Israel
Palestinian are not our enemies- they are our brothers! doc | pdf
South African church delegation returns from occupied Palestine
Press release: South African church delegation to the occupied territories of Palestine
SCMI's statement of commitment for the WWPPI 2012
The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand – Stand with us (English) - Original
The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand – Stand with us (Arabic)
The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand – Stand with us (Deutsch)
The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand – Stand with us (Dutch)
The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand – Stand with us (French)
The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand – Stand with us (Spanish)
2011
Kairos Palestine letter to the Guardian
A Frantic Counter BDS Campaign Under Way in Israel
Beobachtungen zu Stellungnahmen deutscher Kirchen und Institutionen zum Kairos-Palästina Dokument
Kairos Palestine Statement on Prisoners Strike
Kairos Palestine letter to Norway
A statement by Kairos Palestine on Nakba
Archbishop Makgoba and other South Africans on SABEEL International Conference
Sabeel's 8th International Conference Bethlehem
University of Johannesburg and Ben-Gurion University campaign
The AIC joins Kairos Palestine in saying to the Chilean miners: "we urge you to remember that Israel is skilled and experienced at exploiting other people's suffering. We hope you will not permit them to exploit yours." Israeli authorities barred entrance to representatives of the Alternative Information Center (AIC) and independent journalists from a press conference being held in West Jerusalem with the visiting Chilean miners.
IWA Solidarity Statement with Palestinian Women
Letter to the President Obama on the pending UN Security Council Resolution
2010
Kairos letter to Chilean Miners (English) (Spanish)
Kairos Palestine urges Cape town Opera not to perform in Israel
Archibishop Tutu urges Cape Town Opera to call off Israel tour - 26 October 2010
Cape Town Opera's propsed tour of Israel
Five countries boycott tourism conference in Jerusalem
Theologians, Tourism Activists, and Industry Leaders
Call for Holy Land Pilgrims to Seek Balance and Work for Peace
Spanish translation of Kairos, ATG and ECOT call regarding the OECD's conference in Jerusalem
'A Just Peace for Palestine' welcomes UK Methodist Church passing Palestine/Israel report
Support letter from The United Church of Canada to The Methodist Church of Great Britain
PIEF Alert: A call for support for the UK National Methodist Conference, 20 June 2010
Methodist 'Justice for Palestine and Israel' report attracts Jewish-Christian support
A Code of Conduct for Tourism in the Holy Land
Call from Gaza to the citizens of the world to break the siege
Palestinians welcome South Africa recall of ambassador
Sabeel statement: Gaza - The Conscience of the World
Nobel-winning Elders deplore Gaza flotilla attack
WCC condemns the assault on a Gaza-bound convoy
A Condemnation letter: Free Gaza Flotilla
Legal Analysis of New Israeli Military Orders
WCC general secretary expresses dismay over recent Israeli military order
PIEF Alert - Thousands of Palestinians categorized as "infiltrators"
The Israeli military order regarding the prevention of “Infiltration”
- Order regarding Prevention of Infiltration (Amendment No. 2)
- Order regarding Security Provisions (Amendment No. 112)
- Order regarding Prevention of Infiltration (1969)
Kairos statement on the new Israeli military order
Holy Week in Jerusalem & Israeli restrictions
Al-Jazeerah English shows our land day activities in Beit Sahour
Holy Land Christians protest Israeli police restrictions during Easter celebrations
Holy Land Christians respond to Israeli police restrictions during Easter celebrations Holy Land Christians, after hundreds of years of celebrating Easter in Jerusalem as the most important and significant holy week for Christianity, are being denied freedom of worship during this period by the Israeli occupation police. (Read more)
Troops attack a Sunday Mass with tear gas at Beit Sahour city
Israeli troops fired tear gas and concussion grenades on Sunday midday at a Mass held by residents of Beit Sahour city, southern West Bank. Residents from Beit Sahour along with international supporters gathered at the evacuated military base of Ush Grhab east of the city. People held banners demanding the halt of the Israeli renewed work at the site and called for the end of settlement activity around their city.
Kairos Palestine position on the BDS call
We have lately received several requests to clarify our call for BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) mentioned in the Kairos document. (Read more)
The Palestine-Israel Ecumenical Forum (PIEF) expresses solidarity with the people of Beit Sahour as they struggle against the latest Israeli army intrusion into their municipality land
"Kairos Palestine" group has called on churches and the international community to support them in their opposition to this development. (Read more)
World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel between 29 May - 4 June 2010
Joint action for just peace convened by the World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches is inviting member churches and related organizations to join a week of advocacy, education and prayer for a just peace in Palestine and Israel. Participants will help make a common international public witness in late May and early June 2010. The tragic events in Israel and Palestine continue to call people of faith and goodwill to respond. Those who share the hope of justice are invited to take peaceful actions, together. (Read more)
List of Resources - World Week 2010
Letter to the Israeli ambassador by the Protestant Church in the Netherlands
In response to the Karios document "Moment of Truth", the Protestant Churches in the Netherlands handed over a letter of concerns to the Israeli ambassador In the Netherlands. (Read more)
www.pkn.nl/news.aspx?page=5798
Response from Simon Wiesnethal Center to the Dutch churches
It is not customary for us as an international human rights organizations and NGO to address the leadership of the PKN by means of a letter. Nevertheless we take the liberty for this unusual step and hope that the content of this epistle explains the reason. (Read more)
Injustice in Beit Sahour: A Statement by Kairos Palestine
(Jerusalem 20.03.2010) As described by town residents, Ha’aretz, Ma’an News, and other sources in recent days, Israeli soldiers and bulldozers arrived on February 10 at a family recreation park in Beit Sahour – a town slightly east of Bethlehem in the West Bank, and the site of the former army base Osh Grab, which was abandoned by the IDF in 2006 – and declared it a closed military zone.
Kairos Palestine condemns this action and calls upon churches worldwide to advocate for the Christians and all residents of Beit Sahour and intervene in the damage, present and projected, wrought upon their home. (Read more)
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