War in Palestine/Israel in 2023: Statements

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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
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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.

See and endorse it here

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
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Black Solidarity with Gaza - #CeasefireNow
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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