Category - two state solution

New effort for peace from churches as Palestinians and Israelis mark 40 years of occupation

staff writers — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:55:06 +0000

The World Council of Churches (WCC) is launching an international, inter-church advocacy initiative for peace in Israel and Palestine.

Palestinian Christian leader calls for comprehensive peace settlement

staff writers — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:23:53 +0000

Describing the past six months as "a disaster for Palestinians and indeed the whole Middle East," the leading Lutheran bishop in Jerusalem has urged US Christians to join their Middle East brothers and sisters and say they are "fed up" with stigmatization, bloodshed, hatred and occupation affecting both Israelis and Palestinians.

MPs call on UK Government to consider economic pressure against Israel

staff writers — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:47:40 +0000

In a move that has been welcomed by campaigners, including many Christians, an influential group of British MPs has called on the British government to consider using economic pressure against Israel over its treatment of the Palestinian people.

US church leaders keep focus on an Israel-Palestine solution

staff writers — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:02:12 +0000

Nearly 40 leaders from a broad coalition of US Christian denominations have sent a letter to President George W. Bush asking that he "make Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, in the context of a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace initiative" a priority for his administration.

US faith leaders push Rice on bipartisan Israel-Palestine peace deal

staff writers — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:19:12 +0000

A delegation of Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious leaders met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the State Department today to support positive American engagement in achieving a bipartisan peace agreement in the Middle East.