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State Dept. urges ‘freedom of worship’ after Easter charges against Israel
Palestinian Christians protest Israeli permit regime during Palm Sunday procession
ELCJHL Unanimously Accepted Into World Council of Churches
Church in Jordan and the Holy Land becomes WCC member
Kairos Palestine welcomes the recent alert from the United Methodist to avoid SodaStream products
2012
Interview for Brazilian Publication about Israel and Palestina (Jesuit University Unisinos) in Portuguese
S. African Chrurch Delegation Returns from Occupied Palestine
South African Church Delegation shocked by Israeli Apartheid ‘ambush'
Christian leaders disturbed by visit to Palestine
SA church leaders: Israel violating laws
SA church delegates visit Palestine
Kairos Palestine – A Moment of Truth
News from St Andrew’s Church, Lisbon
The Alliance of Baptists discussed a statement responding to the Kairos Palestine document
Peace and Justice in the Holy Land – North East Conference to remember
Bishop urges boycott of Israeli goods
Friends of Bethlehem University in Ireland examine the struggles in occupied Palestine
Visit includes meeting with the President of Ireland
Coalition for a Free Palestine Launch Declaration
Judge rules Rachel Corrie, friend of terrorists, responsible for her own death
People's Reporter: Volume 25, Issue 14
Call for Costly Solidarity (Page 1)
End occupation and ensure justice (Page 3)
Palestinians Seek Indian Support to End Suffering
Press Release: Indian Solidarity Ecumenical Network- Palestine
Palestinians seek support to end suffering
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Similarities drawn between Hindutva, Zionism in Palestine issue
A Message from “A Theological Consultation on Kairos-Palestine”
Kairos Palestine Third Youth Conference under the title “Together, the youth respond to the call”
‘Israel occupying Palestine is against Christianity’
No easy victories: Presbyterian Church USA divestment measure loses by only two votes
Convention to consider resolutions on Israeli-Palestinian conflict by Matthew Davies
Press release: UNESCO votes Palestinian Church of Nativity Church a World Site Heritage
South African party rapped for Israel support, lack of criticism
Ex-Israeli soldiers holidaying in Goa are dehumanised
Israeli soldiers partying in Goa are dehumanised
Goa church rues shrinking Christian numbers in Israel
Goa Church: Israeli tourists ‘dehumanised’
Kairos Palestine Welcomes the Recent Decision of the Quaker
Don’t Let Mahmoud Sarsak Die – Act Now!*
Kairos USA event held at Stony Point Center
Skype call from Bethlehem kicks off the event
South Africa, Denmark and Switzerland to correctly label Israeli settlement products
The Palestinian Summer Celebration 2012
Quakers Divest from Caterpillar!
“Quaker Friends Fiduciary Corporation (FFC), which holds over $200 million in assets, has divested from Caterpillar! FFC divested $900,000 in shares of Caterpillar, which continues to feel the pressure from all sides for its production and sale of weaponized bulldozers to Israel, used to violate Palestinian rights and destroy Palestinian homes, schools, hospitals, olive groves, and lives”.
Demonstration Outside 10 Downing Street on Nakba Day: No Injustice Will Last Forever by Karen Dabrowska
(The Tripoli Post correspondent in London)
Kairos Palestine Commends the United Methodist Church for its Steps towards a Just Peace
’60 Minutes’ report on Palestinian Christians gets it wrong
Change Is in the Air as Methodists Vote on Divestment
The Voice of the Holy Land Christians
Israeli Ambassador calls head of CBS News
Desmond Tutu supports United Methodist Church decision to divest
Message to Methodists: ‘Vote for Divestment. Vote for Human Rights’
'60 Minutes' chides Israeli envoy for interfering in segment
U.S Turns Funding Off, Punishes Palestine’s Christians
Christian Palestinians: Israel 'manipulating facts' by claiming we are welcome
Imminent threat of mass demolitions in the Palestinian village of Susiya – An urgent appeal
Kairos Palestine responds to Ambassador Michael Oren
Kairos Palestine: Israeli Ambassador Manipulates Christian Reality
Christian leaders: Israeli ambassador 'masks reality'
WCC pays tribute to late president Pope Shenouda III
Book Launching: “The Land of Christ: A Palestinian Cry” by Dr. Yohanna Katanacho
The 2012 Hosanna preaching prize
Media Release: 8th Annual International Israeli Apartheid Week 2012
Badil and Zochrot Examine the Practicalities of Refugee Return Post-Apartheid
KAIROS Canada: Canadian Gov't must urge Israel to resume peace talks within international law
Youth longing for peace in the Arab world
Christ at the Checkpoint - March 2012
WCC general secretary recalls anti-apartheid movement
2011
Philippine response to Kairos Palestine: A time to end silence
Churches in the Middle East re-affirm their commitment to peace
PNGO Reminds WHO that Jerusalem is under Belligerent Occupation
Last call to Durban: “Beyond Numbers: A call for social, economic and climate justice in tourism”
Yesterday morning at around 5 o'clock, the Israeli army demolished a house in the Area C village of Ras, near Idhna, west of Hebron. The house, containing 2 rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom, belonged to Jamal Jiawi. He lived there with his wife and his children, and one brother. The family did not know beforehand that the house would be demolished this day. The house was built without a permit, which the Israeli authorities almost never grant to Palestinians in Area C, some 62% of the West Bank.
Four high resolution photos are available for free download
BDS movement’s strength shown by pro-Israel groups launching defensive "BUYcott" days by Adri Nieuwhof
Palestinian Freedom Riders Challenge Israeli Apartheid
AEI-Open Windows and Pax Christi Call for Peace Stories
Stories of Peace for Advent and Christmas in Bethlehem 2011
The Israeli Authority escalate its closure campaign against the Palestinian local NGOs in Jerusalem
The Russell Tribunal On Palestine: Cape Town Session Summary Of Findings
Canadian Presbyterian Moderator leads delegation to Middle East
MC USA responds to appeal from Palestinians
Invitation to Olive Planting Program 2012
Christians pray for halt to wall in Bethlehem
The ICCJ – Kairos Palestine Conversation
Shaviv: KAIROS’s agenda disqualifies it from public funding By Gidon Shaviv
Re: "KAIROS's agenda disqualifies it from public funds," Gidon Shaviv, Opinion, Nov. 3.
Israel to Palestine: "You are Damned if You Do, and Damned if You Don't"
Christian leaders say yes to Palestine U.N. membership
Dr. Ron Stone to address Presbytery on Kairos Palestine document
WCC continues to support Egyptian churches in their quest for peace
Bishop Younan Releases Statement of Prayer and Concern for the People of Egypt
Bible, Land, and our Theological Challenge: A Presbyterian Conversation
WCC sees opportunity for peace in Palestine's UN application
Book of the month-This week in Palestine
A new guide to Christian non-violent resistance
A prayer evening on the International Day of Prayer for Peace
Archbishop Attallah Hanna meets the Sri Lankan Representative
Keeping Hope Alive interview with Rifat Kassis by Alison Atkinson-Phillips
Presbyterian Church committee recommends church divest from Caterpillar, HP and Motorola over Israeli human rights abuses by Adam Horowitz on September 13, 2011
J&P Commission urges London boroughs to stop dealing with Veolia
Clergy welcome scholars at annual theological conference
A Letter of Gratitude and Solidarity from Kairos Palestine
Simon Wiesenthal Center tactics are shameless
Christian presence in the Middle East: theological and political challenges
Letter to President Obama Urging Bold, Concrete, and Immediate Action for Peace
World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel
29 May - 4 June 2011
Joint action for just peace convened by the World Council of Churches
Summary of events that took place during World Week for Peace 2011 at our website, www.worldweekforpeace.org
Naim Ateek and Rifat Kassis response to Rowan Wiliams
Middle East Monitoring Group releases Kairos study guide by Sharon Youngs, Communications Coordinator
Expressing deep concern for, and solidarity with the imprisoned population of Gaza
Knesset c'tee approves bill outlawing boycotts on Israel by Lahav Harkov
Christians Flee Holy Land in Mass Modern Exodus
Dateline Jerusalem: Christian Trail of Tears on the Move While Archbishop of Canterbury Plays Blame Game by Eileen Fleming
Keeping hope alive: Rifat Kassis, a prominent Palestinian community leader and Christian, talks about the conflict in his homeland by Alison Atkinson-Phillips
Archbishop of Canterbury Reprimanded by Angry Holy Land Christians "We need advocates for the truth," they tell him by Stuart Littlewood
Why Christians leave Bethlehem - A response to the Archbishop of Canterbury by Greg Wilkinson
The Christian EXODUS from the Holy Land and the Archbishop of Canterbury misses the mark
Hemorrhage of Christians from Bethlehem – Muslims to blame, says Archbishop of Canterbury by Bernard Kilroy
PC (USA) Middle East Monitoring Group releases Kairos Palestine Study Guide
A guide with basic tools for often difficult discussions
Campaigners protest over Dr Rowan William's comments on Bethlehem
Trip to Israel/Palestine gave insight to local minister about conflict by Garit Reid
Worldwide action for peace in Palestine and Israel coming up
Palestinian agreement sign of hope Tveit says
Palestynse Christene besoek Teologie
Kairos Palestine Document in South Africa
The YWCA of India in Solidarity with the Palestinian Cause
A Just Peace for Palestine update: Easter 2011
Candle light vigil to support Palestinian Christians
Quakers to boycott products from Israeli settlements
Messages from a Broken Land – Kairos Palestine: A Mother’s Voice
The Voice of the Cape
Palestinian clerics coming
Delhi prays for Palestine’s Christians
Church leaders and political leaders mark Palm Sunday with solidarity vigil
URGENT ACTION APPEAL: End a Month of Collective Punishment in Awarta
Kairos Palestine statement on religious rights
Kairos Palestine Delegation Visit to Claremont Mosque in Argus, Cape Town
Message from peace for life to the South Africa Kairos conference
Media release issued by Kairos Southern Africa – 31 March 2011
Kairos Southern Africa and Kairos Palestine Encounter
KAIROS PALESTINE: a challenge to the church?
Programme - Stellenbosch
Kairos Palestine Coodinator hits back against unfair criticism on WCC and Kairos Palestine
Letter to President Obama by US-based Christian coalition
"Kairos Call - A moment of truth"
"Be in solidarity with Palestinians"
- Call to Indian churches
U.S. church leaders call for new Middle East peace efforts
New York (ENInews)--Nearly two dozen U.S. Christian leaders are calling on the Obama administration to renew diplomatic efforts to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"With rapid change underway in the Arab world we believe that the time to act is now -- before events make the task of reaching an agreement more difficult," said 20 leaders of Anglican, Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox denominations in a 7 March letter to President Barack Obama. [367 words, ENI-11-0118]
Michel Nseir and Rifat Kassis led a conference for church leaders, activists and theologians in Bangalore, India
Palestinian advocacy campaign brought to churches in India
Kairos Palestine Document: a call for Faith, Hope and Love
WCC says US made mistake on recent UN resolution veto
The 'Illegal' Bishop of Jerusalem and the Christian EXODUS from the 'Holy' Land
Eileen Fleming Salem-News.com
"If God would speak today he would say, 'I am fed up with your religion!' The more religion there is; the less spirituality” - Reverend Dr. Mitri Raheb, Pastor in Bethlehem since 1988
Rifat Kassis, Kairos Palestine coordinator: slams Churches’ silence on Palestine
World Council of Churches critiques US on Israeli settlements
Faith, hope, and love- towards justice & reconciliation in the Holy Land
Kairos Palestine thanks Westminster J&P for their support
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.
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Westminster J&P urges churches to endorse Kairos Palestine document
Army makes fifty homeless in Jordan Valley demolitions
Quakers in Britain consider Palestinian call for boycott
United Church of Canada sends factfinding delegation to Jerusalem
Mark Thomas: "My career is built out of the smell of burned bridges"
There were people from the "Stop the Wall" campaign, organisers from Jordan Valley, people who do tree planting and the Christians who issued the Kairos Palestine document, which is an answer to the people who say, "God gave us the land." When the Christians get it right, they do it really well!
The annual Holy Land Coordination (HLC) HLC has never formally mentioned Kairos Palestine
Fr. Jamal Daibes said, "God is not a landlord, and the Bible is not an ideology."
Kairos Palestine (a plea from Christian Palestinians)
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity draws attention to Jerusalem
OPGAI Meeting Brings Together Palestinian Political Forces and the Kairos Initiative
Tzipi Livni cancels trip to SA
Israeli activists call on BT to disconnect from the occupation
Israel Academics to Boycott College
Celebrating the Lord's Baptism in the Holy Land
CNN Inside the Middle East ....A minority!!! that will never disappear
Anniversary of Christian Palestinians’ Word to the World | Kairos Palestine Document
Bishop Younan Releases Statement Denouncing Violence Agaist Coptic Christians in Egypt
2010
WCC condemns attack on church in Alexandria
Philippine conference launches interfaith forum for Palestine
Kairos Palestine document is on A South African Mosque website
Christians and Muslims call for mutual commitment to justice
Racism on the rise...and fire takes over Jerusalem
Extremist Settlers Burn Jerusalem Church
Call in Norway for an academic and cultural boycott of the state of Israel
Archbishop Atallah Hanna leaves to the United Stated of America to give series of lectures about Kairos Palestine document to a number of religious institutions. He will also meet Church leaders and UN in New York city.
Presbyterian Mission Network Joins BDS, Calls for Boycotts, Supports Kairos
Mideast Synod's Concluding Statement
Vatican body asks UN to 'end Israeli occupation'
Abbas welcomes Vatican call to end occupation
Vatican body asks UN to end Israeli occupation
H.B.Michel Sabbah presents "Kairos Palestine"
Dear Survivors of the Chilean Mine Trap, please do not accept Israel's invitation
BDS Victory: Veolia Sells Shares in Jerusalem Light Rail
French Consulate protest over France's political show-trials; Cases spectacularly thrown out!
OECD letter to New Zealand Prime Minister
Illinois Methodists vote to divest from the occupation by Adam Horowitz
OECD chief warns: Jerusalem conference could be canceled
Kairos Palestine to be Submitted to Vatican on 19 October
Australian Jews condemn Israel's violations of international law
U.K., Spain to boycott OECD tourism conference because it's in Jerusalem
Palestinians pressure Europe to shun October conference on sustainable tourism, which normally takes place in Paris
Gaza panel calls for freedom from the “prison” of territorial isolation by Theodore A. Gill
Dutch Advertising Standards Authority says Israeli Tourism Office misleads tourists
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mairead Maguire Detained and Refused Entry to Israel
Boycott Israeli Occupation! Boycott Ahava! Protest at Cavendish Square 02 October 2010
Bishop Attallah Hanna’s visit was harassed by the Israeli Ambassador to Bulgaria
During a visit by Bishop Attallah Hanna to the Church and the state of Bulgaria , Israel threatens the town councils hosting events for His Grace, by sending a letter where unfounded accusations were made at His Grace claiming He had relations with “Terrorist” organizations and that He had called for attacks on Jews. Bishop Attallah denied all these accusations. This letter is considered an intimidation by Israel to the Church and the state. It puts His grace under the threat of attack at any time. It is targeting not only Palestinians but Bulgarians too
Note: Attached is a copy of the letter from the Embassy and the translations in English and Arabic
Click here to view the original letter from the Embassy
IPSC commends Irish Government success in freezing transfer of EU citizen data to Israel
Former Spanish PM Aznar launches pro-Israel lobby
Churches seek just, inclusive peace in Palestine and Israel
WCC delegation seeks just and inclusive peace in Palestine and Israel
Norway Divests from Leviev Companies Due to Israeli Settlement Construction
Christians, Jews meet over boycott
Israel: Withdraw Legislation Punishing Human Rights Activists
World Lutheran leader offers support to Palestinian Christians
Methodist Church launches boycott of Israeli goods By Sara Asaria
National Council of Churches in Australia considers boycott
PRESS RELEASE
ICCJ Pleads "Let Us Have Mercy upon Words" When Discussing Middle East
Palestinian bishop elected to lead Lutheran Church
U.S. Presbyterians urge government to end Israel aid over settlements
Anglican Archbishop Makgoba tells Middle East to Pursue Dialogue and Learn the Lessons of the TRC
Report on Presbyterian General Assembly
Mission Network Praises Presbyterian Call to Withdraw Military Aid to Israel
Palestinian community leaders arrive in Australia
NGO roundtable forum on Palestine & Israel, Melbourne 13 July
Archbishop Hickey and Bishop Sproxton Meet Mr Rifat Kassis
Faith, Hope, Love and Justice
Christian Voices from Palestine Today
Special Guest Speakers from Palestine 2 - 19 July
Peace comes to the University Of Sydney
US Jewish groups fear anti-Israel endorsement
UK Methodist resolutions on Israel and Palestine "important and forward looking"
Gaza: Citizen Voices from 26 Countries in Europe
Israeli court jails ultra-orthodox parents over separate classes
‘Dear Prime Minister’Synod asks Canada to be "more constructive" about Middle East peace
Illinois Methodists vote to divest from the occupation
YWCAs in the Middle East condemning the assault on a Gaza-bound vessel
Christian peace week, European flotilla pull focus to Holy Land
Well Said: reflections from the General Assembly
Call on Holy Land pilgrims to work for peace
Palestinian and Jewish activists call to work for peace
World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel begins, 31 May 2010
Looking for peace with justice
'Justice tourism' urged for visitors to Israel and Palestine
From South Africa to Palestine, a message of peace and hope
A Norwegian weekly newspaper, Morgenbladet, published the entire Kairos document in Norwegian language in its Easter week edition on the 26th of March 2010. It's a newspaper that goes to about 100,000 readers, mostly intellectuals and politicians - people involved in public policy debates.
Palestinians Deported To Gaza By Aljazeera
21st Century Mass Expulsion by Nasim Ahmed
Noam Chomsky speaks to Sabeel conference "Apartheid Paradigm Palestine-Israel."
Asian Christian assembly heads for prophetic witness and reconciliation.
Kairos Palestine expresses its outrage and dismay about a new Israeli military order.
Bethlehem University Hosts Symposium on the Presence and Mission of Christians in the Middle East
Christian leaders call for 'permits' boycott
Jerusalem and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: challenges and debates
Palestinian Christians to be barred from Old City
Introductory meeting between the Palestinian Christian Initiative, “A Moment of Truth”, and the Embassy of Egypt in the Arab Palestinian National Authority on March 29, 2010
On Monday 29 March, Bishop Atallah Hanna, Rifat Kassis and Youssef Daher from the Palestinian Christian Initiative delivered the document "A Moment of Truth" to His Excellency the Egyptian Ambassador to the Palestinian National Authority, Mr. Yasser Osman. Explaining the contents of the document, they stressed its importance in maintaining the presence of Palestinian Christians and articulating the Palestinian struggle for justice and independence. The ambassador expressed his admiration for this historic document and its significance in influencing public opinion on both Arab and international levels. He also commented on the powerful timing of the document’s release and its positive impact on the current Palestinian cause, both in general and specifically on the issue of Jerusalem. He noted Bishop Attalla’s call for enriching and developing the dialogue between Christians and Muslims: such partnership is crucial at this very moment of the Palestinian struggle, given the unprecedented onslaught of settlements in Jerusalem and other Palestinian territories. The members of the initiative asked His Excellency the Ambassador to deliver the document to the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Ambassador stated his readiness to organize a meeting between members of the initiative, the Egyptian government, and Al-Azhar in Egypt. (View images)
“The Israeli occupation is a sin against God”
Peace not walls, Kairos Palestine
Palestinians Demand Entry to Jerusalem without permits during the Holy Week of Easter
Kairos launch in Norway on the 25th of March
Christian Leaders from Bethlehem on Minnesota Speaking Tour
In response to "Moment of Truth" Norwegian Bishop to consider boycott Israeli goods. Tor Berger Jørgensen, bishop of the Norwegian State Church region of Sør-Hålogaland says he will consider boycott of Israeli goods after visiting Palestine in January meeting political and religious leaders on a high level. After reading the document "Moment of Truth" were Palestinian Christians recommends boycott of Israeli goods, he says: "I have respect for their recommandation and this is something we have to consider seriously, he says to VG, Norways largest tabloid. Jørgensen is one of 11 bishops in the Norwegian State Church, which counts 80% of the Norwegian population as members.
Kairos Palestine issues position statement on "Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions"
Emirates Tribune: KAIROS Palestine Condemns Israeli Act in Beit Sahour
The Free Library: KAIROS Palestine Condemns Israeli Act in Beit Sahour
Are boycotts and sanctions really effective? - By Yoni Eshpar, Haaretz
Protest to go on against Israeli occupation of Christian-owned land
Rabbis for Human Rights: Injustice in Beit Sahour
Injustice in Beit Sahour: A Statement by Kairos Palestine
KAIROS Palestine Condemns Israeli Act in Beit Sahour
Nicola Nasser's journal about Kairos Palestine
2009
Launch of historic 'Kairos' document by Palestinian Christian Leaders
The KAIROS funding cuts reason as given by Jason Kenney is bull
Theology and the Local Church in the Holy Land Conference
Rev. Dr Olav Tveit, WCC General Secretary and former co-moderator of the Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum, discusses ecumenical perspectives for Kairos Palestine document. Click here to listen to the interview.
Press advisory: World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary on Palestine/Israel
Palestinian Christians in Israel searching for an identity
Al Arabiya News Channel: Palestinian Christian priests call for non-violent resistance (comments)
Palestinian Church leaders call for justice, equality
Launch of historic Palestine Kairos document by Palestinian Christian leaders
Jerusalem/London, 8 December 2009
Palestinian Christian priests call for non-violent resistance
Introduction to a radio interview with Louis Bohte
Click here to hear an audio interview with Mr. Yusef Daher, Executive Secretary, Jerusalem Inter-Church Centre - JIC. (Voice of Lebanon – Canada in Arabic)
Click here to hear an audio interview with Reverend Dr. Naim Ateek, a co-signatory of the document and founder of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center based in Jerusalem. (English)
The Alternative Information Center: Michel Sabbah, “Israeli Occupation Main Cause of Instability in the Middle East”
