Kairos Ireland Newsletter – January 2025 – Ceasefire in Gaza

Ceasefire in Gaza – reaction of Palestinian Christians Last week a ceasefire was agreed between the Israeli government and Hamas for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza. The first exchange of prisoners took place on Sunday 19/01/2025. The full text of a statement issued by Kairos Palestine on the 20/01/25 in response to this agreement may …

Kairos Ireland Newsletter – Christmas 2024: Anatomy of a Genocide

Call to European Churches: Why are you silent in the face of genocide? In a Christmas letter signed by Latin Patriarch Emeritus Michel Sabbah, Palestinian Christians ask of European Churches – Why are you silent in the face of Genocide? The letter points to opinions by international legal bodies and historians of the holocaust that …

Election 2024

Keep the Occupied Territories Bill Alive It is important to keep the Occupied Territories Bill (OTB) alive during the general election and ensure that the candidates we vote for are committed to the principles of international law and to the banning of trade between Ireland and the illegally Occupied Palestinian Territories.   Sadaka – the …

Kairos Palestine – Easter Appeal 2024

Easter Alert This year’s Easter Appeal from Kairos Palestine is presented against the background of the continuing genocidal war in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank. The message includes Current realities in Palestine The work of three Palestinian organisation that are active in Gaza An Easter message by Patriarch Emeritus Michel …