Tag: Israel
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Genocide Resistance Grows
As the current genocide ends, listen to Palestinian and Jewish women peacebuilders. Use their inspiring words and leadership to pivot and focus on resisting apartheid and occupation.
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Stop The Bombs: Open Letter to my Representative, Sam Graves
My friend lost a young neighbor girl and her entire family yesterday in Gaza. This is all in addition to the 15 family members he lost earlier this year in other Israeli bombings. I shouldn’t use the word ‘lose.’ Israel cruelly ended these civilian lives, and so I ask you to stop sending them bombs.
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Open Letter to My Senators
Posting the following open-letter to my Senators after receiving more terrible news from Gaza. How can we appeal to our leaders’ hearts? How can we reach them?
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A Call to Repentance and Hope
Cross-posting this essay by Mercy Aiken. It is a call to repentance and hope–and what she is learning from our Palestinian siblings in Christ.
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Palestinian Peacemaker Reflects on the Urgency of Reconciliation
Dr. Rula Khoury Mansour reflects on her time at Lausanne 4 in South Korea and what keeps her committed to the work of reconciliation in these desperate times. (Translations available in Korean and Portuguese) #Reconciliation #Lausanne4 #RulaKhouryMansour #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #SouthKorea
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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is marked annually on the 29th of November. This year, amidst utter destruction, the world’s gaze is on Gaza, where mothers are too hungry to breastfeed, and aid trucks can scarcely deliver. Cross-post from Vatican News.
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U.S. Disregard for the Rule of Law
The United States’ Senate failed to block offensive weapons sales to Israel, disregarding U.S. law to block weapons sales to nations that violate human rights or prevent delivery of U.S. humanitarian aid. #USA #Israel #Gaza #Weapons #Senate #Failure #RuleOfLaw #WarCrime
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Saving Civilian Lives
Cross-posting this email received from Mubarak Awad, founder of Nonviolence International, with more from me afterward. Wednesday, we are expecting to see Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs) in the US Senate blocking offensive arms sales to Israel to be brought to the floor by Senator Sanders – and supported by Senators Merkley, Schatz, Welch, Van…
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Jesus’ Response to Violence
Jesus’ encounter with Judas and his healing of the Jewish High Priest’s servant at his arrest offer a life-giving alternative to the warring factions in the Middle East, Christian supporters of the State of Israel now, and partisan hatred as the US moves towards its presidential election. Cross-post from Bob Ekblad.
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Peace and Reconciliation as Mission in a World in Conflict: A Christian perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
In this article, Rula Khoury Mansour outlines a path toward reconciliation, highlighting four key principles to guide Israelis and Palestinians alike towards a shared vision of peace amidst the ongoing century-long conflict.
Seeds Will Grow 