That justice and peace might embrace
Palestinian refugees on the road to Lebanon, among many thousands, who were forced out of their homes in May 1948 before the establishment of the state of Israel. This was called ‘ethnic cleansing’ some fifty years later by historians when they were denied the right to return home. 75 years ago, 750,000 Palestinians were ethnically …
Continue reading "Remembering the Nakba – the 1948 Palestinian catastrophe"
A lurch further to the right The recently installed Israeli administration headed by Benjamin Netanyahu is a further blow to any prospect for peace in the Middle East. Prime minister Netanyahu set out the objectives of his government in a tweet which reads, "These are the basic lines of the national government headed by me: …
Launch of new Irish Anti-Apartheid Campaign for Palestine The newly formed Irish Anti-Apartheid Campaign calls on Ireland to take action on Israeli apartheid against Palestinians. The coalition, made up of 18 civil society organisations, trade unions and academic experts committed to working collaboratively to end Israeli apartheid against Palestinians, was launched today in Merrion Square, …
The season of Advent is fast approaching and once again our thoughts will turn to ‘The Little Town of Bethlehem,’ still surrounded by 8-meter-high concrete walls and subjected to illegal military occupation by Israel. Sadly, reports from the region point to increased settler violence against Palestinian communities in the West Bank. The displacement of pastoral …
Continue reading "Kairos Ireland Newsletter – November 2022"
Our event includes eyewitness reports by Billy Vaughan (Belfast) and Sophie Gregg (Dublin), who have recently served a second term as human rights monitors with the WCC Ecumenical accompaniment programme (eappi). There will also be a comment from an advocacy officer with the Palestinian Human Rights organisation Al-Haq. Together with other Palestinian Non-Government Organizations Al-Haq documents human rights abuses in the occupied territories. Last month Israeli soldiers raided the offices of six human rights organisations, confiscated files and equipment and ordered them to stop their work.
Attack on Palestinian Human Rights Organisations On Thursday 18th August Israeli soldiers raided the offices of seven Palestinian Human Rights organisations. Six of them had been previously raided in October 2021 and accused of funding terrorism. Israel has failed to provide any supporting evidence for these spurious claims and EU and UN authorities have dismissed …
EAPPI short term consultancy post in Ireland The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel sends international teams to live with vulnerable Palestinian communities in the Occupied West Bank, monitor human rights abuses, write reports, and provide protective presence. In Britain and Ireland the programme is administered by the British Quakers. …
Continue reading "May 2022 – Supplementary update from Kairos Ireland"
Nakba Day – 15th May 2022 Palestinians mark the 15th May as Nakba Day, when they remember the catastrophe of 1948. Then, around three quarters of a million Palestinian where driven from their homes by the Zionist militias and over 500 Palestinian villages were destroyed. This was not an accident of war. It was a …
The season of Lent is fast approaching. It is traditionally a time for study, reflection, and commitment to issues of justice and peace. I draw your attention to a Lenten Study series organised by Sabeel/Kairos UK and to the European Citizens Initiative signature campaign to gather one million signatures across the European Union to request that the EU …
You can watch a recording of the launch (from Thursday Dec 9th) of the new book by Brian Brown which considers comparisons between apartheid era South Africa and contemporary Israel. https://youtu.be/wyze8vxaf6M
