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From a photo “exhibition of hope,” to worship resources, to an opportunity for people and churches to share their personal expressions of hope, the World Council of Churches (WCC) is offering an invitation and accompanying resources to celebrate the World Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel on 17-24 September.

Am Montag, 18. September um 10:30 Uhr eröffnet das Ökumenische Zentrum in Genf eine Ausstellung mit dem Thema Hoffnung für Gerechtigkeit und Frieden. Eingerahmt wird diese Eröffnung durch ein ökumenisches Treffen mit 45 Vertreterinnen und Vertretern aus der ganzen Welt.

On Monday, 18 September at 10:30, an exhibition of hope for justice and peace will open at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva amid a global ecumenical gathering of 45 representatives from all over the world.

After 50 years of occupation, Palestinians in the Holy Land haven’t given up their hopes for freedom. Still, Palestinians – and many Israelis as well – hope. They hope that a nonviolent solution to the conflict will come, and that both peoples eventually will live together in peace and reconciliation.

Der Ökumenische Rat der Kirchen (ÖRK) lädt Menschen in der ganzen Welt ein, sich friedlichen Aktionen anzuschließen, um ein gemeinsames internationales Zeugnis für Frieden in Palästina und Israel abzulegen.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is inviting people across the world to unite in peaceful actions to create a common international public witness for just peace in Palestine and Israel.

Um der Sache des Friedens willen fordern die Kirchenleitenden in Jerusalem die Aufrechterhaltung des historischen Status quo und den Zugang zur Al-Aqsa-Moschee und ihrem Innenhof sowie zu anderen heiligen Stätten in der Stadt.

For the sake of peace, church leaders in Jerusalem are calling to maintain the historical status quo on the historical designation allowing access to al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyard, as well as other Holy Sites in the city.

Last week, young Jewish, Muslim and Christian students learned about communication and peacebuilding during a workshop at the Ecumenical Centre, all with the hope of serving as peacemakers in their own contexts. The session was led by Marianne Ejdersten, director of WCC Communication.

Since he moved to Israel from the US 44 years ago, Daniel Seidemann has devoted his life to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and particularly the situation in Jerusalem, which he sees as a key issue in solving the conflict.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) condemned an attack that occurred Friday in Jerusalem, during which two Israeli police officers were killed, three attackers were shot and killed, and other people were injured.

Zum Schluss der „Konsultation zu 50 Jahren Besatzung und zur ökumenischen Antwort darauf“, die diese Woche im Heiligen Land stattfand, sagte der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), Pastor Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, die hier erhaltenen Anregungen würden in die Strategien und Programme des ÖRK in Bezug auf einen gerechten Frieden in Palästina und Israel einfließen.