United Methodists are responding to Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth ,a statement of faith and urgent call to action from Christians in Palestine. UMKR seeks, through nonviolent means and in partnership with Palestinian Christians, freedom, justice and equality for all Palestinians and Israelis.
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Kairos Palestine and Global Kairos for Justice have created a theological study for Christians and all who want to learn more about the crime of apartheid and why Palestinians and a growing number of churches and human rights organizations are using that word to describe Israel’s oppression of Palestinians.
Download the full booklet in English
See a report on the Dossier in Mondoweiss
Kairos Palestine
The Movement
Today Kairos Palestine is a continuing movement of the Palestinian Christians, with responding movements in over twenty countries. Learn about current Kairos Palestine activities and find more resources (in many languages), as well as their press releases at their website, which we recommend you visit: http://www.kairospalestine.ps
"LIKE" Kairos Palestine on Facebook and Follow their current new resources and action alerts. Their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/kairospalestine
A Dossier on Israeli Apartheid: A Pressing Call to Churches around the World
The Kairos Palestine Document
See the document that has galvanized Christians throughout the world and sparked movements in over 20 countries:
Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth
Our movement, United Methodist Kairos Response (UMKR), is named for the landmark document - Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth - launched from Bethlehem in December 2009. Kairos Palestine has been called the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" of our time. In this document, along with their profound statement of faith and vivid description of life under a brutal military occupation, the Christians of the Holy Land have asked for meaningful action that will help to end the Israeli occupation and achieve equality and justice for all the people of Israel-Palestine.
Discover the Kairos Palestine document at our website
Visit the website of the Kairos Palestine movement.
Kairos Palestine Study Materials
These are a great way for your congregation or church group to learn about Israel/ Palestine from our fellow Christians in the Holy Land.
The Israel-Palestine Mission Network (IPMN) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has an easy to use three-week
study plan (below) that you can order online for a minimal cost at their website.
For something more in-depth, see Kairos USA's beautiful and thought-provoking Call to Action Study Guide (below) which you can download online.
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: Resisting Apartheid and RacismThis excellent website offers excellent tools for BDS activism: Theological Foundationsfor BDS, analysis and answers for the biggest challenges in this justice work, BDS Stories from around the world, and so much more! "BDS is a tactic; a means to an end. It offers a unique and distinct witness...calling for justice for Palestinians and Palestine."
Bethlehem, Palestine: 1 July 2020 —
Kairos Palestine and Global Kairos for Justice -- a broad coalition including Palestinian Christians and international church leaders and networks -- have issued "Cry for Hope," an urgent call to end the oppression of the Palestinian people. Already, thousands of Christian leaders and church members around the world have endorsed it.
See it yourself and endorse it! Go to "Cry for Hope"
Come & See: A Call from Palestinian Christians
Guidelines for Christians Contemplating a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Read and download