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WCC policy on Palestine and Israel 1948-2016 (summary)
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This document is a summary and synthesis of policy positions on key issues pertaining to the situation in Palestine and Israel adopted by governing bodies of the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 1948 to 2016. It addresses major themes in these policy positions, but does not pretend to full comprehensiveness. The document has no official standing itself; for the official authoritative positions, the original policy documents referred to should be consulted directly.
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Public Witness
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Peace-building (country/region focuses)
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Final report from the "Walking Together" meeting 2016
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As part of an ongoing, multiyear project called “Walking Together,” an international and interreligious group met in Nicosia, Cyprus, from 6-8 December to explore different facets of the theme “Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace,” which undergirds the World Council of Churches' programmatic focus.
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WCC programmes
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Interreligious dialogue and cooperation
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Public Statement in Support of the Multilateral Negotiation of a Nuclear Weapons Ban in 2017
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Submitted to the 2016 UN General Assembly First Committee
by Faith Communities Concerned about the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons
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WCC commissions and working groups
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Commission of the Churches on International Affairs
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Speech by Ahmed al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, 1 October 2016
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Speech by Ahmed al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, at the Ecumenical Institute in Bossey on 1 October 2016.
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WCC programmes
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Interreligious dialogue and cooperation
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Speech by Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, 1 October 2016
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Speech by Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, on 1 October 2016.
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WCC programmes
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Interreligious dialogue and cooperation
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Joint Communique issued by the delegations representing the World Council of Churches and the Muslim Council of Elders
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Joint Communique issued by the delegations representing the World Council of Churches and the Muslim Council of Elders at the meeting held 30 September – 1 October 2016 Geneva, Switzerland.
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Joint declarations, statements and reflections
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Presentation by Dr Agnes Abuom, 30 September 2016
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Presentation by Dr Agnes Abuom, 30 September 2016.
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WCC programmes
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Interreligious dialogue and cooperation
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People and Faith on the Move
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Message from the Bossey Interreligious Course August 2016.
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WCC programmes
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Interreligious dialogue and cooperation
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The joint pilgrimage of justice and peace
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Speech by WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit at the launch of the International Centre for Inter-Faith Peace and Harmony, 19 August 2016 in Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Speeches
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Eid Al Fitr Greetings 2016
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Greetings to the worldwide Muslim community as they celebrate Eid Al Fitr after keeping the fast of Ramadan for the past month.
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Messages and letters
