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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.”

Women and children in Gaza are bearing the heavy brunt of the ongoing war, according to reports from the United Nations, with close to a million women and girls displaced and 12,882 women and children already perished in a war that has now raged for more than 100 days.

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.”