That justice and peace might embrace
Introduction According to the Irish Calander Spring has arrived and the first early flowers are beginning to bloom. Sadly, in Gaza the genocidal assault of Israel continues to bring death, destruction and misery to people who have no safe place to shelter. UNOCHA (the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) issues daily bulletins …
One wonders what level of killing must occur before Western political leaders in North America, the EU and UK call for a ceasefire to end the barbaric assault on Gaza. Yesterday (31st October) OCHA (The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) reported that the death toll in Gaza since the Hamas attack …
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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. Remembering Nakba webinar - Monday 15th May …
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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: …
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 …
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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. …
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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 …
Israel: An Apartheid Society? The webinar address by the South African anti-apartheid activist, Brian Brown, has now been posted onto the kairosireland.org website. Brian is currently writing a book comparing ‘Apartheid South Africa: Apartheid Israel.’ Details will be shared when this is published. Eleven days of Violence There were 11 days of horrendous violence in …
