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The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee, in a public statement, expressed grave concern over recent developments in Palestine and Israel, which indicate “a deteriorating situation in the region, emblematic of the many ways in which the ongoing military occupation of the Palestinian territories obstructs achieving a just peace among the people of the Holy Land, and compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it which have resulted in further restrictions on the space for civil society action in the region.”

As the 2021 World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel approaches, the World Council of Churches invites people and churches all over the world to pray, advocate, and stand in solidarity with people in the Holy Land.

With families in East Jerusalem facing growing threats of forced evictions and displacement, the World Council of Churches (WCC) will convene a webinar on 20 September to shed light on key issues at stake, currently and historically.

Während ihrer Zusammenkunft am 24. Juni im Rahmen der Tagung des Zentralausschusses des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) haben Vertreter und Vertreterinnen teilnehmender Kirchen und ökumenischer Organisationen im Nahen Osten die Gelegenheit genutzt, alte und neue Probleme in der Region, die die Wiege des Christentums ist, näher zu beleuchten und sich Gedanken darüber zu machen, welchen Beitrag Christen und Christinnen im Nahen Osten zur anstehenden 11. Vollversammlung des ÖRK leisten können. 

Gathered on 24 June as part of the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee meeting, representatives from churches and ecumenical organizations in the Middle East took stock of old and new challenges in the region where Christianity itself originated, reflecting on the contributions Middle Eastern Christians can make at the upcoming WCC 11th Assembly. 

Der Exekutivausschuss des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) hat in einer am 20. Mai veröffentlichten Erklärung seine Solidarität mit den Kirchen und den Menschen im Heiligen Land bekundet und begleitet sie mit seinen Gebeten.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee expressed solidarity and accompaniment in prayer to churches and people in the Holy Land, in a statement published 20 May.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee is inviting the ecumenical fellowship and all people of good will to join in a live-streamed prayer for the Holy Land on 20 May at 16:30 CET.

Der geschäftsführende Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, äußerte seine zunehmende Sorge und seinen tiefen Schmerz über die zunehmende Zahl der Toten und Verletzten infolge der eskalierenden Gewalt in Israel und Palästina.

World Council of Churches (WCC) acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca expressed mounting concern and profound grief at the rising toll of people killed and injured in the escalating violence in Israel and Palestine.

In a 9 May statement, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem expressed their profound concern over the recent violence in East Jerusalem.

Vier neue Videos, die im Rahmen der Initiative des Ökumenischen Begleitprogramms in Palästina und Israel (EAPPI) des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK) zu Ostern veröffentlicht wurden, vermitteln aus erster Hand einen Eindruck vom Leben der Menschen unter der militärischen Besetzung des Landes.

Patriarchs and heads of churches in Jerusalem shared Easter greetings of hope with Christians around the world. “This past year has been a time of great sorrow for all the world,” the message reads. “Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions have suffered serious illness, with many succumbing to death.”