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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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Statement on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Peace Process
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He has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. (Ephesians 2.14)
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WCC Central Committee
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Trondheim, 2016
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Launch of Seven Weeks for Water 2016
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Sermon by the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit at an ecumenical Ash Wednesday service at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem
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Sermons
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Concern over violence in Gaza
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WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit condemns attacks by the Israeli military on the civilian population in Gaza, as well as firing of rockets by militants from Gaza to Israel.
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Statements
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Palestinian Prisoners Day: A call to churches worldwide to pray and act for justice
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Issued by the WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, on 17 April 2014.
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Statements
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APRODEV statement on reconnecting Gaza to West Bank
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Statement from APRODEV, an association of European development agencies related to the World Council of Churches, urging the European Union to develop a long-term strategy to reconnect Gaza to the West Bank, issued in Brussels on 12 March 2014.
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Public witness: addressing power, affirming peace
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Middle East peace
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Concern over Israeli law on the status of Arab Christian citizens
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Statement from the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, the WCC general secretary, expressing concern about the law passed by the Israeli Knesset on 24 February 2014.
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Statements
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Statement on Christian presence and witness in the Middle East
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A statement issued by the World Council of Churches and the Middle East Council of Churches at the international and ecumenical conference on "Christian Presence and Witness in the Middle East" from 21 – 25 May 2013 at the Notre-Dame du Mont Monastery, Lebanon.
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Public witness: addressing power, affirming peace
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Middle East peace
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Concern on escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel
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WCC GS deeply concerned about the escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel
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Statements
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Congratulations to Barack Obama
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Congratulatory letter from the WCC general secretary to US president Barack Obama upon his re-election
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Messages and letters
