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As the latest set of World Council of Churches (WCC) ecumenical accompaniers left Palestine and Israel, ushering in a new set who will take the mantle, a handover ceremony brought heartfelt prayers for a just peace in the region. 

Mount Zion, located just outside the current walls of the Old City, via Zion Gate, is of great importance to Christians because this is the area of Dormition Abbey, the Cenacle (the traditional spot for remembering the Last Supper and washing of the Apostles’ feet), and where the Holy Spirit descended upon them in the event of Pentecost.

תקופת הזמן שעברה מתאריך ה-7 באוקטובר 2023 תוארה במספר רב של דרכים—ומילותיה של רובי דמלין הן “מבחן אמיתי של מערכות האמונה שלך.”

وُصفت الفترة الزمنية منذ 7 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر 2023 بأوصاف مختلفة—  فبحسب "روبي داملين" فهي "اختبار حقيقي لأنظمتنا العقائدية ".

Le temps qui s’est écoulé depuis le 7 octobre 2023 a été décrit de bien des manières – et les propos de Robi Damelin constituent «une vraie mise à l’épreuve de vos systèmes de croyances».

Die Zeit seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 ist mit vielen verschiedenen Worten beschrieben worden – Robi Damelin nennt sie „eine echte Prüfung für unsere Glaubenssysteme“.

El periodo de tiempo transcurrido desde el 7 de octubre de 2023 se ha descrito de muchas maneras, y, en palabras de Robi Damelin, ha sido “una verdadera prueba de fuego para nuestros sistemas de creencias”.

The stretch of time since 7 October 2023 has been described in many ways—and Robi Damelin’s words are “a real test of your belief systems.”

Despite the war, security concerns, and travel restrictions, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme for Palestine and Israel and the WCC Jerusalem Office continue to operate. Ecumenical accompaniers have observed increasing violence against Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7. 

With olive picking about to begin in earnest for Palestinian farmers, they are sharing joy in their deep tradition of the harvest—and deep apprehension about harassment and aggression that seems to have already set in.

The latest group of ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (WCC-EAPPI) have reported growing incidents of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem.

The latest group of World Council of Churches (WCC) ecumenical accompaniers reported incidents between 14 April and 22 May that ranged from violence to displacement, from harassment to intimidation in the West Bank. 

 "החיילים עזבו בגלל שאנו הסתכלנו עליהם.”

“אני מסוגל לרעות את הצאן שלי ליד הבסיס הצבאי בגלל שאני מרגיש בטוח בנוכחותם של המלווים האקומניים וההטרדות מצד המתיישבים הן מועטות יותר כאשר אתם נמצאים בסביה.”

“אנו מרגישים בטוחים כאשר המלווים האקומניים נוכחים.”

"ابتعد الجنود لأنكم كنتم تشاهدون ما يحدث"

"أستطيع أن أرعى الأغنام بالقرب من القاعدة العسكرية لأني أشعر بالأمان بوجود المرافقين المسكونيين، ومضايقات المستوطنين تصبح أقل بكثير عند وجودكم في الجوار"

"نحن نشعر بالأمان بحضور المرافقين المسكونيين"

“Los soldados se fueron porque ustedes estaban observando”.

“Puedo cuidar a mi rebaño de ovejas cerca de la base militar porque me siento seguro en presencia de los acompañantes ecuménicos, y el acoso de los colonos es mucho menor cuando ustedes están por aquí”.

“Nos sentimos seguros cuando los acompañantes ecuménicos están presentes”.

«Les militaires sont parti-e-s parce que vous regardiez.»

«Je peux faire paître mon troupeau près de la base militaire parce que je me sens en sécurité en présence des accompagnateurs et accompagnatrices œcuméniques, et les colons me harcèlent moins quand vous êtes ici, à proximité.»

«Nous nous sentons en sécurité en présence des accompagnateurs et accompagnatrices œcuméniques.»

„Die Soldatinnen und Soldaten gingen weg, weil ihr hingesehen habt.“

„Ich kann meine Schafherde nahe der Militärbasis weiden, weil ich mich in Anwesenheit der ökumenischen Begleitpersonen sicher fühle und die Schikanierung durch Siedlerinnen und Siedler viel weniger ist, wenn ihr da seid.“

„Wir fühlen uns sicher, wenn die ökumenischen Begleitpersonen da sind.“

"The soldiers went away because you were watching.”

“I am able to herd my sheep near the military base because I feel safe in the presence of ecumenical accompaniers, and settler harassment is much less when you are around.”

“We feel safe when the ecumenical accompaniers are present.”

Alexander Brock, an international development practitioner from Ireland, recently returned from a deployment with the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. On 1 March, he gave an eyewitness account of what it’s like to monitor human rights in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. He was part of a group of 27 ecumenical accompaniers from all over the world.