Middle East and Europe, Author at Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/author/pemakari/ Global Ministries is a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Global Ministries works with approximately 290 faith-based international partners in close to 90 countries. Our Vision: That all of God’s people and creation share in God’s abundant life. Our Mission: To receive and share the Good News of Jesus Christ by joining with global and local partners to work for justice, reconciliation, and peace. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:15:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.globalministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/favicon-150x150.png Middle East and Europe, Author at Global Ministries https://www.globalministries.org/author/pemakari/ 32 32 Following a shipwreck near Lampedusa, Mediterranean Hope’s coordinator states, “Without legal channels, more lives will be lost” https://www.globalministries.org/following-a-shipwreck-near-lampedusa-mediterranean-hopes-coordinator-states-without-legal-channels-more-lives-will-be-lost/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:15:06 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59957 [The following article was originally posted by the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI)’s media (NEV). Mediterranean Hope, a Disicples and UCC partner, through Global Ministries, is the refugee and migrant ministry of the FCEI, of which the Waldensian … Read more

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]]> B’Tselem: Palestinian activist Awdah al-Hathaleen filmed settler Yinon Levi shooting him https://www.globalministries.org/btselem-palestinian-activist-awdah-al-hathaleen-filmed-settler-yinon-levi-shooting-him/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:17:09 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59870 In video footage obtained by B’Tselem, filmed by al-Hathaleen himself, Levi is seen shooting at him. The footage is immediately cut off as the injured al-Hathaleen collapsed.   Awdah al-Hathaleen, a human rights activist and resident of the village of … Read more

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]]> Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of Aug. 11, 2025 https://www.globalministries.org/sabeel-wave-of-prayer-week-of-aug-11-2025/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:11:24 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59867 August 6 and 9 of this year marked 80 years since the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians. On the anniversary, … Read more

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]]> WCC: As Gaza faces starvation, global religious voices call for immediate aid and respect for human life https://www.globalministries.org/wcc-as-gaza-faces-starvation-global-religious-voices-call-for-immediate-aid-and-respect-for-human-life/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:16:40 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59798 As hunger spreads across Gaza, faith leaders are expanding and amplifying the call for the suffering to end. An ever-growing number of appeals are coming in the wake of a World Health Organisation (WHO) report that large sections of Gaza’s … Read more

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]]> WCC news: Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem condemn attack in Taybeh https://www.globalministries.org/wcc-news-patriarchs-and-heads-of-churches-in-jerusalem-condemn-attack-in-taybeh/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:12:43 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59793 The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, in a statement on 29 July, expressed profound concern and unwavering condemnation following yet another violent assault that targeted the West Bank Christian town of Taybeh. “Several vehicles were set ablaze, and … Read more

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]]> TODAY (7/30/25) – Senate Voting on Arms Sales to Israel https://www.globalministries.org/today-7-30-25-senate-voting-on-arms-sales-to-israel/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:43:04 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59762 Israel’s use of indiscriminate weapons in Gaza’s densely populated areas has had devastating consequences for Palestinians and despite the growing famine caused by Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid, Israel’s military continues to kill people trying to access food at aid … Read more

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]]> Sabeel Wave of Prayer: Week of July 28, 2025 https://www.globalministries.org/sabeel-wave-of-prayer-week-of-july-28-2025/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:40:33 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59753 Last week, the Israeli Knesset overwhelmingly approved of a symbolic motion calling for the annexation of the West Bank. While the West Bank is already de-facto annexed and the motion has no legal implication, the motion indicates wide support in … Read more

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]]> B’Tselem: Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip https://www.globalministries.org/btselem-israel-is-committing-genocide-in-the-gaza-strip/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:58:15 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59749 In a new report, the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem describes the development of a “genocidal regime in Israel, working to destroy Palestinian society in Gaza.” Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHRI) has published a legal-medical analysis documenting the deliberate and … Read more

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]]> Statement from ELCJHL Bishop on Israel’s Starvation of Gaza https://www.globalministries.org/statement-from-elcjhl-bishop-on-israels-starvation-of-gaza/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:26:16 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59744 The following statement was issued by Bishop Dr. Sani Ibrahim Azar, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, in response to Israel’s starvation of the Palestinian people in Gaza.

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]]> Joint Statement: As Mass Starvation Spreads Across Gaza, Our Colleagues and Those We Serve Are Wasting Away https://www.globalministries.org/joint-statement-as-mass-starvation-spreads-across-gaza-our-colleagues-and-those-we-serve-are-wasting-away/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:10:45 +0000 https://www.globalministries.org/?p=59734 Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) – of which the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ are members – has joined more than 100 humanitarian and human rights organizations in sounding the alarm over the catastrophic … Read more

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