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  • 5 Apr 2010
    Easter reconciliation message from heads of Churches of Jerusalem

    The heads of the historic Christian churches in Jerusalem have stressed the need for courage, reconciliation and perseverance in the face of violence and division in today's world.

  • 2 Apr 2010
    Remembering Middle East Christians at Easter

    Ekklesia is delighted to announce that we will be running both the script and podcasts from five short Easter talks on Premier Christian Radio by our friend and contributor, Harry Hagopian, former executive secretary for the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) and now an ecumenical, legal and political consultant for the Armenian Orthodox Church.

  • 11 Mar 2010
    Tesco faces legal action over 'West Bank' produce

    Human rights campaigners in Swansea are seeking the prosecution of Tesco stores for their trade in produce from Israeli settlements in Palestine. They accuse the company of misleading shoppers.

  • 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.

  • 8 Feb 2010
    Israel criticised for latest response to Gaza violations

    Israel’s most recent response to the UN on its investigations into alleged violations of international law by its forces in Gaza a year ago is totally inadequate, Amnesty International has said.

  • 30 Dec 2009
    Holocaust survivor begins hunger strike for Gaza

    An 85-year-old survivor of the Nazi holocaust has begun a hunger strike in response to the Israeli authorities' denial of human rights in Gaza. Hedy Epstein is part of a group who have been refused access to Gaza to join a peaceful solidarity march.

  • 21 Sep 2009
    Amnesty urges US to study report on abuses in Gaza

    Amnesty International Secretary General, Irene Khan has urged the US government to examine the findings of Judge Richard Goldstone’s report on violations of international law committed in Gaza and southern Israel.

  • 15 Jul 2009
    Government accused of inadequate response over arms sales to Israel

    The government’s decision to revoke five arms export licences to Israel has been described by the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) as “far too little, far too late”.

  • 12 Jun 2009
    Repentant New Yorker will not be punished for removing antiquities

    Though taking artefacts from antiquities site constitutes a severe criminal offence, the Israel Antiquities Authority says it will not prosecute a repentant New Yorker who returned a fragment he had taken from an ancient palace.

  • 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.