United Methodist Council of Bishops Calls for Ceasefire
March 2024
See their statement
200+ Global Christian Leaders' Letter to World Powers
Includes UMC Bishops
Calling on governments to: push for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, end the flow of weapons, stop flouting international law, and stop impeding legal remedies in international courts.
PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS
A Call for Repentance: A Message from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians
See it on our website, with the link to endorse it
Patriarchs and Heads of Churches Statement on Peace and Justice Amidst Unfolding Violence
See this
Appeal for a Just and lasting Peace in the Holy Land
Former Heads of Jerusalem Churches
See this
Kairos Palestine statement on the war on Gaza
See it
Joint Kairos Southern Africa and Kairos Palestine Open Letter to Church leaders and Christians in the USA, Europe and the Ecumenical Family
See it
A Statement from the Sabeel Ecumenical Palestinian Liberation Theology Centre
See this
Urgent Call for Solidarity and Action from Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace
See this
PALESTINIAN CIVIL SOCIETY
Western Complicity in Apartheid Israel’s Brutal Violence Heightens Palestinian Resistance & International Solidarity
BDS Movement
See this
Palestinian Organizations Call for Immediate Action from the International Community to Stop Israel’s Reprisals against Palestinian Civilians
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
See this
A call from Palestine to the Global Climate Justice Movements:
Ending #GazaGenocide is a Climate Issue
See this
ALLIES AND PARTNERS
Christian Organizations Demand Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
Statement issued by a diverse coalition of Christian organizations including UMKR, and organized by Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA). We are responding to the horrifying loss of innocent life in Israel and the genocidal massacre, destruction and inhumane siege on civilians in Gaza. We are likewise heartbroken and outraged by the cruelty and complicity of U.S. government officials, and the cowardice or callous indifference of many of our religious leaders and institutions. Can be endorsed by individuals and organizations.
Open Letter to U.S. Congress from 27 Churches and Christian Organizations
includes The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society
See this
American Christians join the movement for ‘ceasefire now!’
See more of the Christian response in the U.S. in this Mondoweiss article
by Jeff Wright See this
Gaza, Colonial Violence, and the Pursuit of a Just Peace
Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA)
See this
Violence is Never the Answer
FOSNA Board of Trustees
See this
Solidarity with Palestinians and Jews
Jonathan Kuttab, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Rabbi Cat Zavis, Rabbi Esther Azar
See this and endorse it
Black U.S. Christians in Solidarity with Palestine
See this and endorse it
Black Solidarity with Gaza - #CeasefireNow
See this and endorse it
Jewish Voice for Peace calls on all people of conscience to stop imminent genocide
See this
Statement by the Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council
See this
“We call for an immediate end to the violence.”
JVP Rabbinical Council
See this
IJV calls for a ceasefire, systemic change in occupied Palestine
Independent Jewish Voices, Canada
See this
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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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