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Human rights violations in Israel and Palestine have nearly tripled during the past year, according to reports from the most recent set of ecumenical accompaniers from the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay met with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, discussing peace initiatives across the globe—and the role of the WCC and South African leaders.

A rising trend of violence in the West Bank led four Palestinian communities to leave their villages and move somewhere else, due to the residents living in constant fear and occupation-related coercive measures.

Eine Materialsammlung – mit Reflexionen, Gebeten und mehr – steht jetzt online zur Verfügung. Sie soll Kirchen und allen Menschen guten Willens bei der Planung und Durchführung der Weltweiten Aktionswoche für Frieden in Palästina und Israel vom 16. bis 23. September 2023 helfen.

Ambassador Ibrahim Khraishi, Mission of Palestine to Switzerland; Ambassador Dr Omar Awadallah,  assistant minister for United Nations and Specialized Organizations;  and Doa Nofal, second secretary at the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, visited the World Council of Churches (WCC) on 6 July to discuss the current situation in Palestine.

Der Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rates (ÖRK) der Kirchen Pastor Prof. Dr. Jerry Pillay forderte ein Ende des israelischen Militärangriffs auf Dschenin. Der ÖRK verurteilt den Angriff und fordert die Einstellung der Gewalt in der Westbank, darunter auch die von Seiten israelischer Siedler.

Resources—including reflections, prayers, and more—are now available to help churches and all people of good will to observe the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel from 16-23 September 2023.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay called for an end to the Israeli military’s assault in Jenin.  The WCC condemns the assault and calls for the cessation of all violence in the West Bank including that from Israeli settlers.