by Sean Reilly | Feb 27, 2008
Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan has been named as the 2008 winner of the Niwano Peace Prize for efforts at building peace with justice in the Middle East, especially with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – writes Peter Kenny. The prize is often...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 23, 2008
Caritas Jerusalem, part of the international Catholic aid network, is one of a range of church and faith bodies joining the call of UN agencies and NGOs for practical measures to end the escalating crisis in Gaza. Last week, Caritas points out, 35 people in Gaza were...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 3, 2008
The Israeli army has launched an offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing at least nine people in a series of military air strikes and shelling attacks. It has been accused of breaking the spirit of the Annapolis peace agreement. The Israeli authorities say that its...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 18, 2007
As international calls for justice for Bethlehem mount again at Christmastide, Australian church leaders returned from a visit to their region have added their voices to those supporting the beleagured city of Jesus’ birth. Their pastoral letter calling for...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 6, 2007
Israel is jeopardising chances of peace in the Middle East by announcing plans to build more than 300 new houses in east Jerusalem, Christian Aid has said. The Israeli government announced on Tuesday it had invited bids to build the homes in Har Homa, south of...
