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Category - occupied territories

21 Apr 2010

Churches' chief dismayed over Israeli military order over occupied territories

The head of the World Council of Churches has expressed dismay at a recent Israeli military order redefining an "infiltrator" in the occupied Palestinian territories.
3 Mar 2010

Protests continue over Israeli occupation of Christian-owned land

Palestinian activists say they will continue protests against the apparent re-occupation of an abandoned Israeli army outpost on the outskirts of Beit Sahour near Bethlehem.
24 Dec 2009

Peace activist accuses Canadian government over Israeli mistreatment

Peace activist Harmeet Singh Sooden has expressed dismay over the Canadian Government's failure to address an official complaint about his mistreatment by Israeli authorities, after taking more than a year to respond.
11 Dec 2009

Palestinian Christians issue theological call for an end to Israeli occupation

A group of Palestinian Christians representing a variety of churches and church-related organisations have issued an animated, prayerful and strongly theological call for an end to occupation of Palestine by Israel.
24 Nov 2009

Israel should revoke expansion of illegal settlement, says WCC

The World Council of Churches has criticised the construction of 900 new housing units in Israel's illegal Gilo settlement on traditionally Palestinian land in East Jerusalem, saying it further imperils peace and justice for all in the region.
18 Nov 2009

Palestinian families harassed in South Hebron

Israeli settlers in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank have been harassing a Palestinian family walking home, then beat and robbed two peace workers who accompanied them.
6 Sep 2009

World churches' body urges freeze on Israeli settlements

The World Council of Churches has called upon the Israeli government for "an open-ended freeze" on all settlement construction and expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
21 Jun 2009

Church leaders back new critique of 'Israeli apartheid'

A new book by a leading Christian commentator argues that the problems of Israel-Palestine are deep rooted in “the essence of Zionism" and Israeli policies in the region.
3 Jun 2009

New Zealand accused of ignoring human rights violations in Israel

The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has told peace campaigner Harmeet Sooden - a former kidnap victim in Iraq - that it will not act on his official complaint regarding his mistreatment by Israeli authorities.
29 Jul 2008

Israeli settlers attack children and peace workers

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian children and two Christian Peacemaker Teams workers as they walked to their village of Tuba on Sunday 27 July. The children had been attending summer camp in the village of At-Tuwani.

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