 |  | April 26th News Bulletin Here’s what’s upcoming and what you may have missed at CMEP and in the news. | | | | Important news from CMEP and the US: | | | |  | Image: A Palestinian man, Ali Oroq, carries a water container as he walks at a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City on April 16. (Reuters) | | | | | Executive Council adopts statement on Holy Land war after debating use of term ‘potential genocide’ Episcopal News Service "Thomas Chu of the Diocese of New York asked Curry directly about the presiding bishop’s decision to sign Churches for Middle East Peace’s March 26 letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, which suggested that Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and killing of thousands of Palestinians may rise to the level of ‘potential genocide.’ Curry responded that he agrees that Executive Council should be careful about the impact of its words, though he personally felt the language used by Churches for Middle East Peace struck the right balance." | | | | | | | | April 26, 2024: CMEP Executive Director Highlights Three Palestinian Christian Legal Cases "We are in regular contact with Palestinian Christians in the Holy Land who face difficult, life-threatening situations at the hands of military authorities and a judicial system that methodically and systematically discriminates against Palestinians according to legal and human rights groups. At this time, we would like to bring three recent cases to your attention: Shadi Khoury, Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, and Layan Nasir." | | | | | |  | Image: George Washington University students set tents in the campus during a pro-Palestinians protests... (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) | | | | | A look at the protests about the war in Gaza that have emerged on US college campuses AP News "Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from any companies that are advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza — and in some cases from Israel itself." | | | | | |  | Image: Rev. Susie Hayward, associate minister at Mayflower Community Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minn., participated in the CMEP Advocacy Summit April 9-10. | | | | | Churches for Middle East Peace marks 40th anniversary: Words and deeds prevail at advocacy summit United Church of Christ "'The situation in Gaza and Israel/Palestine that prevails is more evidence why the churches need to continue to be as involved as we have been,' said Makari. Neuroth added that the 'CMEP is pressuring our government weekly, if not daily, to end the current violence and bring about a permanent ceasefire and ultimately a just peace.'” | | | | | | | |  | Join a group led by CMEP's Regional Coordinators as they venture to Israel/Palestine in November 2024. This trip also includes attending CMEP's And Still We Rise Summit in Jericho. Join us this November 9-18th, 2024. Just 2 weeks left to register! | | | | For more information or questions about this trip, please email ana@cmep.org. | | |  | Join us as we speak in your city! We are currently on our spring Pilgrimage to Peace tour, still to visit Champaign-Urbana, IL, and several cities in North Carolina. Please join us if we are visiting near you! | | | | | | | | | | Join us virtually to learn more about the conflict: | | | |  | The Israeli-Palestinian Joint Memorial Day Ceremony is the largest Israeli-Palestinian peace event in history. Featuring presentations by Israeli and Palestinian artists and speakers, this year’s event will be broadcast on May 12, 2024. The Ceremony is organized by Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle–Families Forum, and Churches for Middle East Peace is proud to be a sponsor. Especially now, when the world seems so dark, the ceremony offers us hope to remember the sanctity of all life and a way to heal together. Register today and help build a better future based on peace, freedom, and dignity for all. | | | | | | |  | Humanitarian and Health Realities in Gaza & the West Bank: A Report from Catholic Development Agencies- Join us for this webinar on April 30th, 11:30-12:45 EST. Catholic development agencies are working amid the current war in the Holy Land to provide food, healthcare, and other aid to the Palestinian population. In this webinar, we’ll hear from representatives of Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Baby Hospital, who are dealing with these challenges firsthand. Gain a better understanding of what is currently happening on the ground, what can be done to prevent things from getting worse, and how we can have a positive impact. | | | | | | |  | On April 8, 2024, CMEP, Evangelicals4Justice (E4J), and the Network of Evangelicals for the Middle East (NEME) sponsored a virtual event: Myths and Facts - How to Determine the Truth about Israel, Hamas, and Gaza? The Prevention of Genocide and Faithful Christian Responses with Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon and Dr. Ben Norquist. Participants stayed for - half an hour more than the scheduled hour and were very engaged. 36 people participated asking questions about how to discern what’s happening when the news and media seems so convoluted. It was a good discussion and we received feedback that it was helpful. Watch the recording! | | | | | | | | | | Contact Us Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP)
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Washington, District of Columbia 20002
(202) 543-1222 info@cmep.org | | | | | | | |
