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• Extremism endangers Arab Christians of Israel

12-Aug-06 RAY WADDLE,

With every new missile lobbed across the Holy Land, the world's extremism becomes more acceptable, more "normal."

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• ECUMENICAL DELEGATION TO MIDDLE EAST WILL EXPRESS SOLIDARITY, LISTEN TO AND PRAY WITH THOSE AFFLICTED BY THE CONFLICT

09-Aug-06 WCC,

Entrusted with the mission of expressing global ecumenical solidarity with churches and people affected by the current conflict in the Middle East...

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• Message from the Rt. Rev. Riah H. Abu El-Assal

09-Aug-06 The Rt. Rev. Riah H. Abu El-Assal,

I regret coming to you again today, again with a story of hateful behavior, but I believe that it is a story I am to tell.

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• WORLD CHURCH LEADERS CALL FOR END TO VIOLENCE IN MIDDLE EAST

08-Aug-06 WCC,

A joint appeal signed today by the leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) calls "upon Israel and Hezbullah to end the fighting in Lebanon"

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• In the midst of conflict and division...

03-Aug-06 SFO National Peace and Justice,

What a month July 2006 has been! It would be hard to find anyone who watches the evening news or reads the newspaper that has not been moved by the happenings in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, Israel, and Iraq.

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• Pray for Peace and Justice

03-Aug-06 Latin Patriarchate, Patriarch Michel Sabbah,

We begin today the traditional period of fast and prayer preceding the feast of the Assumption of Our Lady into heaven. This year, we will fast and pray for peace, for the end of hostilities in Gaza and South Lebanon.

(Read more here)

• Respect International Humanitarian Law in Middle East

03-Aug-06 Pax Christi International,

Pax Christi, the international Catholic peace movement, with 95-member organisations active worldwide, is extremely concerned about the vicious spiral of violent conflict and violations of human rights in the Middle East over the past weeks.

(Read more here)

• Bishop Riah on the current crisis in the Middle East

02-Aug-06 Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, The Rt. Rev. Riah H. Abu El-Assal,

For the past forty years we have been largely alone on this desert fighting a predator that not only has robbed us of all but a small piece of our historic homeland, but threatens the traditions and holy sites of Christianity.

(Read more here)

• A solidarity visit to comfort the people of the Gaza Strip

31-Jul-06 Caritas,

The solidarity visit began with the delegation seeking to enter the Gaza Strip from the Erez crossing point ...

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• GAZA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS - CALL FOR ACTION JULY 27 2006

28-Jul-06 LWF,

International non governmental organizations providing humanitarian assistance to the civilian population in Gaza warn that more and more people are in need of help as hostilities between Israel and Palestinian factions continue unabated.

(Read more here)

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