Category: Israel
We pray as people of peace for an end to the violence engulfing the Holy Land
Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the Bishops’ International Affairs department, has echoed calls for an end to “the occupation, discrimination and human rights violations that propagate violent attacks on civilians, standing in the way of a stable and peaceful future for Palestinians and Israelis.” Statement As people of peace, we pray for an end to…
Statement of the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem concerning the recent violence in Jerusalem
We the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem, are profoundly disheartened and concerned about the recent violent events in East Jerusalem. These concerning developments, whether at the Al Aqsa Mosque or in Sheikh Jarrah, violate the sanctity of the people of Jerusalem and of Jerusalem as the City of Peace. The actions undermining the…
Latin Patriarchate reacts to recent violence in Jerusalem
With all the Heads of Churches, we are “profoundly disheartened and concerned about the recent violent events in East Jerusalem, whether at the Al Aqsa Mosque or in Sheikh Jarrah, which violate the sanctity of the people of Jerusalem and of Jerusalem as the City of Peace and require of an urgent intervention.” The violence…
Church leaders call on the UK government to help deter annexation of the West Bank
Church leaders from the United Reformed Church, Church of Scotland, Quakers in Britain, Methodist Church, Church of England and Catholic Church have called on the UK government to help deter annexation of the West Bank, which could begin from 1 July: We stand alongside the Holy Land’s Christian leaders, who have warned that the Israeli…
Cardinal and Archbishop of Canterbury oppose annexation of West Bank territory
This week, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster wrote to both the Israeli Ambassador, Mark Regev, and the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, expressing their opposition to any move by the Government of Israel to annex West Bank territory after 1 July 2020. These letters followed the recent warning from the…
Annexation would destroy hope of peaceful two-state solution for Israel-Palestine, says Bishop
Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the Bishops’ International Affairs department, has responded to a letter sent by patriarchs and church leaders in the Holy Land on Israeli Unilateral Annexation Plans. The leaders warn that the move to annex West Bank land raises “serious and catastrophic questions about the feasibility of any peaceful agreement to end…
Bishops reject “Peace for Prosperity” plan and insist on the upholding of international law and human rights for all in the Holy Land
Our governments have a responsibility to uphold international law and protect human dignity in the Holy Land. This unilateral initiative does not do so. We are extremely concerned that the UK government has welcomed the proposal. The government should continue to insist upon meaningful dialogue, a viable two-state solution and the application of international law.…
Bishops oppose unjust Israeli law
We stand in solidarity with the Holy Land’s Christian community and oppose the unjust Nation State Law passed by the Israeli Knesset earlier this year. As the local Catholic ordinaries explained in their recent statement, this law creates a constitutional and legal basis for discriminatory treatment of Israel’s citizens on both ethnic and religious grounds.…
Bishops respond to Israeli planned demolition of Bedouin village
In response to the planned demolition of a Bedouin village by the Israeli Government, Bishop Declan Lang, chair of the Holy Land Co-ordination and Bishop Christopher Chessun, Anglican Bishop of Southwark said: “Earlier today we met with the Minister for the Middle East at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and shared our deep concern about…
Bishop talks about Parents Circle – an organisation for bereaved Palestinians and Israelis
Greetings from the Holy Land. My name’s Bishop Oscar Cantú from the United States – from the Diocese of Las Cruces. I’m here in the Holy Land with the the Holy Land Co-ordination – a group of bishops that comes here every year to pray and to have a peaceful presence. We also come to…
Bishops meet with students at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University
Greetings from the holy city of Jerusalem where we’re here with the Holy Land Co-ordination. Our focus this year is on young people and we had a wonderful meeting this afternoon (15 January 2018) at the Hebrew University with a number of young students – law students who have a passion for human rights and…
Israeli police prevent Bishops from visiting the Cremisan Valley
The Holy Land Coordination was travelling to the area for the third year running when they were confronted by security forces and instructed to leave.
