In December, a group of Palestinian Christians, representing a variety of churches and church-related organisations, issued "The Kairos Palestine Document" – an animated and prayerful call for an end to the occupation of Palestine by Israel. The call comes at a time when many Palestinians believe they have reached a dead end. It raises questions to the international community, political leaders in the region, and churches worldwide about their contribution to the Palestinian people's pursuit of freedom.
The document echoes a similar one issued by South African churches in the mid-1980s at the height of repression under apartheid, with a similar aim of galvanising churches and the wider public. It raises the challenge to religious and political leaders in Palestinian and Israeli society, international community, and to "our Christian brothers and sisters in the churches" around the world, of the urgency for peace with justice; yet even in the midst of what they describe as "our catastrophe", the call is described as a word of faith, hope and love.
With Greenbelt's campaign continuing into the new year, we would encourage you to download and read the document (http://www.kairospalestine.ps/sites/default/Documents/English.pdf) or visit the Kairos website for more ways to get involved. http://www.kairospalestine.ps/
In December, a group of Palestinian Christians, representing a variety of churches and church-related organisations, issued "The Kairos Palestine Document" – an animated and prayerful call for an end to the occupation of Palestine by Israel. The call comes at a time when many Palestinians believe they have reached a dead end, and raises questions to the international community, political leaders in the region, and churches worldwide about their contribution to the Palestinian people's pursuit of freedom.
The document – entitled "A Moment Of Truth" – echoes a similar one issued by South African churches in the mid-1980s at the height of repression under apartheid, with a similar aim of galvanising churches and the wider public. It raises the challenge to religious and political leaders in Palestinian and Israeli society, international community, and to "our Christian brothers and sisters in the churches" around the world, of the urgency for peace with justice; yet even in the midst of what they describe as "our catastrophe", the call is described as a word of faith, hope and love.
With Greenbelt's campaign continuing into the new year, we would encourage you to download and read the document or visit the Kairos website for more ways to get involved.
