That justice and peace might embrace
As I write this newsletter a major flareup of violence is taking place in Israel and Gaza. There has been indiscriminate rocket fire from Gaza into Israel. Hundreds and hundreds of Israeli civilians have been brutally killed or kidnapped in clear disregard for human rights by Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Israeli's doctrine of "disproportionate retaliation" …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd--XZIEmAY Many thanks to our webinar participants. We had a wide range of contributions over 90 mins which you can re-watch above. Contributions included An illustrated introduction to the first Nakba Family experience of dispossession by Asad Abu Sharkh. Eyewitness accounts of the ongoing Nakba in the South Hebron Hills and Hebron by returned Irish …
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 …
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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, …
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.
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
'Apartheid South Africa! Apartheid Israel?’ is a new book by Brian Brown which considers comparisons between apartheid era South Africa and contemporary Israel. Kairos Ireland are excited to be involved in the launch of Brian’s book – this will take place at the Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival 2021 on Thursday Dec 9th at 6-7 pm - …
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You can replay the Kairos Ireland Advent 2021 Service that took place on Sat https://youtu.be/jSJ737gxZis
Join us for Advent readings, prayers for peace, music and a short Christmas message You can register for this live streamed event on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/kairos-ireland-2021-advent-service-tickets-217682864307
Statement on recent developments in Palestine and Israel | World Council of Churches The executive of the World Council of Churches has issued a strong statement about recent developments in Palestine and Israel. This statement condemns the attack on six Palestinian Human Rights organisations by Israel; plans to build 3100 new settlement homes in the …
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