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The World Council of Churches (WCC) condemns the violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex during the night of Friday 7 May, in which more than 200 people are reported to have been wounded. Reacting to the news, WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca called on Israel to respect the status quo of holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City in the interest of peace and stability. We also call for all to refrain from further violence, and from provocative and destabilizing actions.”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) has made available the collection of global prayers “Voices of Lament, Hope and Courage” in French, German and Spanish, in addition to the English version published in March for a Week of Prayer in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

عقد برنامج المرافقة المسكوني في فلسطين وإسرائيل التابع لمجلس الكنائس العالمي اجتماعه السنوي من 12 إلى 14 نيسان/ أبريل للحصول على معلومات محدثة بشأن إعادة ترتيب أنشطة مجلس الكنائس العالمي في القدس، فضلاً عن وضع خطط للتمكن من إرسال المرافقين المسكونيين مجدداً إلى المنطقة بأمان من أجل مواصلة توفير التواجد الدولي لحماية الجماعات الفلسطينية المستضعفة والإبلاغ عن الحوادث المثيرة للقلق.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel convened its Annual Meeting on 12-14 April, to receive updates about the reconfiguration of the WCC’s Jerusalem-based activities as well as to make plans to be able to safely send Ecumenical Accompaniers back to the region to continue providing protective international presence for vulnerable Palestinian communities and to monitor and report on incidents of concern. 

While Christians around the globe prepare to celebrate Easter, military occupation continues to severely impact communities in the same places where Jesus himself is said to have walked in the Easter story. An Easter initiative by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (WCC-EAPPI) now sets out to connect the Biblical narrative with current realities in Palestine and Israel, to spotlight the injustices of life under occupation.

Four new videos, part of an Easter Initiative by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, offer a firsthand glimpse into the lives of people living under military occupation.

الرحلة من أريحا إلى القدس. بين عنيا. جبل الزيتون. كنيسة القبر المقدس. يستعرض برنامج المرافقة المسكوني في فلسطين وإسرائيل التابع لمجلس الكنائس العالمي الحقائق الراهنة للحياة تحت وطأة الاحتلال في أربعة مواقع مقدسة.