That justice and peace might embrace
Just over a week ago I returned to Dublin from southern Africa, via Heathrow. In the airport a free copy of the Financial Times carried an article (paywalled) concerning the Israeli reaction to a ban on trade between Britain and the illegal settlements in occupied Palestine. The British Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, has underlined that …
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Church Solidarity with Palestine Discussions and motions in church synods and assemblies can seem dull or even tedious affairs. However, a motion at the recent Church of England General Assembly, committing British Anglicans to engage with the Ecumenical Kairos Palestine documents written by Palestinian Christians and on church investors to examine church investments regarding Israel …
OCHA report - June 2026 The UNOCHA Humanitarian Situation Report for 12th June 2026 describes a grim humanitarian picture of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The report points to a lack of medicine and access to water, an escalation of settler attacks and the forced displacement of Palestinians, critical shortages of food and shelter, and the …
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On March 26th Dr Nicholas Taylor of the School of Divinity, Edinburgh University gave a talk to Kairos Ireland "Title Deeds to the Holy Land?". We can now provide a recording of this very interesting talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhyHyZg1wqc For those who would like to dive deeper into some of the topics covered in the talk there …
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An online meeting will be held on Wednesday the 26th March at 19.30 when Dr Nicholas Taylor, a biblical scholar at the School of Divinity, New College, University of Edinburgh, will examine some of the texts that are used to justify land claims by the modern state of Israel. For example, the Israeli ‘Jewish Nation …
A Betrayal of Justice: Kairos Palestine Rejects Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Proposal and calls for Global Action Please read the statement issued on behalf of Palestinian Christians in response to President Trump’s plans to ethnically cleanse Gaza of its people and build a ‘Riviera on the Med’. Kairos Palestine calls on all people of goodwill throughout the …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
The Great Law of Birr - Lex Innocentium Front cover of the Great Law of Birr by James W Houlihan Earlier this year on the 21st September 2024 (UN International Day of Peace) there was a seminar in Birr, County Offaly, to relaunching the ‘Great Law of Birr’ (Lex Innocentium) that was enacted in 697AD …
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