{"id":21382,"date":"2015-12-07T18:00:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T23:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/seeking_peace_with_justice_in_palestine_and_israel\/"},"modified":"2021-02-03T14:55:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T19:55:56","slug":"seeking_peace_with_justice_in_palestine_and_israel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/get_involved\/justice_and_advocacy\/global_conflict_peacemaking\/seeking_peace_with_justice_in_palestine_and_israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeking Peace with Justice in Palestine and Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 175px; height: 212px; float: right; margin: 5px;\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/nb\/pages\/10741\/attachments\/original\/1453825900\/EAPPI_pic.PNG?1453825900\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"328\"><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>What can you do?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Policy Advocacy. Contact your elected officials at every level. Sign up to receive policy updates from <strong><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Churches for Middle East Peace<\/a><\/strong> and Take Action to support Just Peace in Palestine and Israel through the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/3rd_thursday_action_alerts\">3rd Thursday Action Alerts<\/a><\/strong> and through the UCC <strong><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ucc.org\/join_the_network\" target=\"_blank\">Justice and Peace Action Network (JPANet)<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Education. Connect&nbsp;through the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/meinitiative\"><strong> Middle East Initiative<\/strong><\/a> and using&nbsp;the resources below to learn more about Palestine and Israel and what we all can do, at home, at church, in your community and through government advocacy to support just peace in the Middle East.<\/li>\n<li>Read the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/living_stones_background_definitions\">Living Stones background resource on Israel-Palestine<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Study the Palestinian Christian statement <strong><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/kairospalestine.ps\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/palestinian_christian_kairos\">Make a Kairos Commitment<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Support&nbsp;projects that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/mee_projects\"><strong>advance peace through the work of our partners<\/strong>.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Programs and Campaigns<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/ecumenical_accompaniment\">Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/living_stones_background_definitions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Living Stones<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/palestinian_christian_kairos\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palestinian Christian Kairos response<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.united-church.ca\/getinvolved\/unsettling-goods\" target=\"_blank\">United Church of Canada &#8220;Unsettling Goods: Choose Peace in Palestine and Israel&#8221; Campaign<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/pief.oikoumene.org\/en\/world-week-for-peace\/world-week-for-peace-in-palestine-israel\" target=\"_blank\">World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel (WCC)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Global Ministries Resources<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/israel_palestine_reading\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Israel\/Palestine<\/a> Books<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/mee_resolutions\">Resolutions on the Middle East<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Other Advocacy Resources<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.merip.org\/primer-palestine-israel-arab-israeli-conflict-new\">Middle East Report: Primer on Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/4corners\/stories\/2014\/02\/10\/3939266.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Stone Cold Justice<\/a> &#8211; A 2013 joint investigation by <em>Four Corners <\/em>and <em>The Australian <\/em>newspaper reveals evidence that shows the army is targeting Palestinian boys for arrest and detention. Video.<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/m_10_10_2014_116\" target=\"_blank\">Militarization of the Middle East and the Church\u2019s Economic Leverage<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/endtheoccupation.org\/section.php?id=451\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Weapons to Israel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/globalministries.org\/mee\/living-stones\/background-definitions\/Faith-Under-Occupation-1.pdf\">Faith Under Occupation<\/a> [PDF] The Plight of Indigenous Christians in the Holy Land<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/content\/congregational-resources\" target=\"_blank\">Churches for Middle East Peace Resources<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.israelpalestinemissionnetwork.org\/main\/component\/content\/article\/5\/3-steadfast-hope\" target=\"_blank\">Steadfast Hope: The Palestinian Quest for Just Peace<\/a> (a PCUSA resource for order)<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncccusa.org\/news\/02news36a.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Code of Fair Practices for Journalists in the Middle East<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.christianzionism.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Website Challenging Christian Zionism<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/globalministries.org\/mee\/resources\/Christian-Zionism-Faithful-Response-September-2006-ed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Christian Zionism: A Faithful Response&#8221;-A UCC Resource<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncccusa.org\/news\/081202christianzionismbrochure.html\" target=\"_blank\">National Council of Churches Christian Zionism releases brochure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/articles\/guest-writers\/6743-christian-zionism-the-new-heresy-that-undermines-middle-east-peace\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Zionism: The new heresy that undermines Middle East peace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/more-desired-than-our-owne-salvation-9780199993246;jsessionid=B490405E0AA4187E25798EA251924211?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">New book: More Desired than Our Owne Salvation &#8211; The Roots of Christian Zionism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/mee_resources_christian_zionism_koshy\">Christian Zionism, by Dr. Ninan Koshy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.imemc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Middle East Media Center<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\/documents\/uspolicy.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/nb\/legacy_url\/5647\/Bailey-Style-Sheet.pdf?1419967458\" target=\"_blank\">A Media Style Sheet on the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict<\/a>, by J. Martin Bailey.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Our-Work\/Publicly-Engaged-Church\/Peace-Not-Walls\">Israel-Palestine Resources from ELCA<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usip.org\/publications\/the-diversity-of-muslims-in-the-united-states-views-americans\">USIP Report: &#8220;The Diversity of Muslims in the United States&#8221;&nbsp;<\/a> March 9, 2006<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/eappi.org\/en\/resources\/factsheets\" target=\"_blank\">EAPPI Fact Sheets on Israel-Palestine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Israel-Palestine Conflict: a brief, simple history:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple history\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iRYZjOuUnlU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What can you do? Policy Advocacy. Contact your elected officials at every level. Sign up to receive policy updates from Churches for Middle East Peace and Take Action to support Just Peace in Palestine and Israel through the 3rd Thursday &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/get_involved\/justice_and_advocacy\/global_conflict_peacemaking\/seeking_peace_with_justice_in_palestine_and_israel\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20092,"featured_media":0,"parent":21279,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Seeking Peace with Justice in Palestine and Israel - Global Ministries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/get_involved\/justice_and_advocacy\/global_conflict_peacemaking\/seeking_peace_with_justice_in_palestine_and_israel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Seeking Peace with Justice in Palestine and Israel - Global Ministries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What can you do? 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