Category - Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Festival event aims to build UK-Palestinian Christian links

staff writers — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:08:44 +0000

Public figures, scholars and peacemakers are among those speaking and performing at a celebration in London which aims to connect Palestinian Christians with those in the UK.

Israel accused of denying water to the Palestinians

agency reporter — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:47:41 +0000

Campaigners have accused Israel of denying Palestinians the right to access adequate water by maintaining total control over the shared water resources and pursuing discriminatory policies.

Looking at what truly makes for a just peace

Timothy Seidel — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:06:57 +0100

Peace in its deepest, thickest, most holistic and most biblical form always challenges the status quo which maintains the structures of violence that benefit the powerful and privileged, says Timothy Seidel.

Lutherans urge bold US action for just peace in the Middle East

agency reporter — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:29:49 +0100

Lutherans in the US are asking the Obama administration to “remain firm” in addressing the Israeli-Palestinian impasse in relation to the stalemate over a two-state solution.

Pressure on UN to act over Goldstone report on Gaza

staff writers — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:40:32 +0100

Following the Human Rights Council’s discussions on the Goldstone report, Amnesty International has called for the UN Secretary-General to refer the report to the UN Security Council without delay.

Palestinians and Israelis share joint peace meal and recall 9/11

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:23:42 +0100

Palestinians, Israelis and people from other nationalities have shared bread in a 'peace meal' to commemorate the 9/11 terror attacks and to seek an end to war and violence in their own homeland and across the world.

Fact-finding mission details crimes against humanity in Gaza

staff writers — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:35:17 +0100

A UN fact-finding mission into the Israeli offensive in Gaza, which led to the death of 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis, says it has evidence that both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes.

Scholars seek just settlement in Israel-Palestine

staff writers — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:41:28 +0100

Archaeologists, historians, film-makers and theologians gathered in Bethlehem recently to discuss how their disciplines can contribute towards peace in Israel-Palestine.

World churches' body urges freeze on Israeli settlements

Ecumenical News International — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:26:59 +0100

The World Council of Churches has called upon the Israeli government for "an open-ended freeze" on all settlement construction and expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

World churches leader says Israeli occupation is a “sin against God”

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:29:07 +0100

The outgoing General Secretary of the World Council of Churches has said that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories should be declared a "sin against God".