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Letter to President Obama: in the run-up to his planned visit to
Israel/Palestine Pax Christi sections have written to the President urging
that the US Government give the same clear commitment to the people of
Palestine as they have to the people of Israel.
They urge the President to raise two key issues of injustice with the
Israeli leadership: Settlements and the Separation Barrier. 14 March 2012

 

Pax Christi International written intervention to the 22 Session of the
UN Human Rights Council on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Geneva,
25 February - 22 March.
Read full document here . 19 February 2013

 

Statement from the Bishops' Holy Land Coordination group who met in Jerusalem
in January 2013. Extract "This year we met Christian communities in Gaza, Bethlehem,
Beit Jala, Madaba and Zarqa. In the Cremisan Valley we heard about
legal struggles to protect local people’s lands and religious institutions
from the encroachment of the Security Barrier (“the wall”).
We promise to continue urging our respective governments to act to prevent
this injustice. We heard moving testimony from religious women involved
in the care of migrant workers, trafficked persons and prisoners."

 

Bethlehem checkpoint - 4:00 am ... any day!
The following is a film made by Images for Life, a community-based project from Alrowwad center in Aida refugee camp, near Bethlehem.