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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

UN OCHA Releases Humanitarian Summary End of Year 2007

January 7, 2008 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

The United Nations Office for the Communication of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has released its 2007 year-end summary.

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, United Nations

ELCJHL Bishop Younan Writes Open Letter to Annapolis Leaders

November 23, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

“In the midst of all the skepticism and cynicism over Annapolis, I believe we are called to embody hope and act with courage. In a world where too many leaders see the cup as half empty, we are called to be a people of hope and choose not only to see the cup as half … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Press Release

The Council of Religious Institutions in the Holy Land

November 7, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Washington, D.C. November 7, 2007 All of us believe in one Creator and Guide of the Universe. We believe that the essence of religion is to worship Him and respect the life and dignity of all human beings, regardless of religion, nationality and gender. We accordingly commit ourselves to using our positions of leadership, and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land (CRIHL), ELCJHL News Tagged: Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land, CRIHL, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Press Release

Sweden’s Social Democratic Leader Mrs. Mona Sahlin Visits Holy Land, ELCJHL

September 3, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Sweden’s Social Democratic Leader Mrs. Mona Sahlin is leading a delegation to Palestine/Israel this week to meet leaders, gather information and see the realities on the ground here.  Monday Bishop Younan led them through the Via Dolorosa, the path that Jesus is believed to have walked on the way to his crucifixion.   The Social Democratic … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, Delegation, ELCJHL, Holy Land, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Sweden

Stop the Violence and Work Together for Justice/Peace

June 15, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) by Bishop Dr. Munib Younan June 15, 2007 We have been warning for some time now that the situation here in the Occupied Palestinian territories – especially Gaza – is untenable and explosive. I fear that unless we take drastic action, we will sink … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, ELCJHL, Heads of Churches, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Press Release

Bishop Younan Urges Civil Leaders to Unite for Sake of Palestine

June 11, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Bishop Younan joined religious and civil leaders at a gathering last Saturday to urge Palestinians to focus on the common goal of ending the Israeli occupation and achieving the two-state solution of two equal, viable states living side by side in peace and justice. “What joins us should be greater than what divides us: our … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Bishop Munib Younan, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine

Statement by Heads of Local Churches in Jerusalem about 40 Years of Occupation

May 25, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Statement by Heads of Local Churches in Jerusalem about 40 Years of Occupation Part 1 | Part 2

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Ecumenical, Heads of Churches, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Opening Windows within Walls – Teaching Peace in the ELCJHL

April 30, 2007 by communications coordinator

by Sister Sylvia Countess Ass’t to the ELCJHL Schools’ Director Although the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land was officially recognized as an autonomous church in 1959, it traces its history to German mission work in the mid-nineteenth century. The schools founded at that time were the first to provide education to … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: ELCJHL, Evangelical Lutheran Schools, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Non-Violence, Sister Sylvia Countess

Palestinian and Israeli Women Protest at Qalandia Checkpoint

March 9, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

More than a hundred Palestinian and Israeli women gathered to protest the ongoing occupation and human rights violations in the Palestinian territories. Palestinian women who have lost their sons or not seen them in prison for years combined with Israeli women peace-makers to focus attention on these injustices and the high rate of violence against … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: EAPPI, Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme for Palestine and Israel, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Peace, Ramallah

German Bishops Denounce Treatment of Palestinians

March 6, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

March 6, 2007 by Eldad Beck BERLIN – “This morning we saw pictures of the Warsaw ghetto at Yad Vashem and this evening we are going to the Ramallah ghetto.” Several hours earlier on Sunday you probably would not have heard German Bishop Gregor Maria Franz Hanke choose such a divisive analogy. But then on … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Ecumenical, German Bishops' Conference, Germany, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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