Fast and Pray for the End of the Gaza Blockade

Join Churches for Middle East Peace for our second monthly prayer session as we gather to pray for the end of the Gaza Blockade on June 14th at 12:30-1 pm EST via Zoom. We will be joined by George Antone, the director of the Caritas Medical Center in Gaza and a lecturer at the Latin Patriarchate Thomas Aquinas Center. 

Film Screening & Talk Back: Two Kids a Day

On average, two Palestinian kids are arrested every night by the Israeli army. They are interrogated, tried, and sent to prison. The film Two Kids a Day describes the use of minors' arrests to control and repress Palestinian society. Join Churches for Middle East Peace on Sunday June 25th at 12 pm Pacific/ 3 pm Eastern for a virtual screening of the film and a conversation with the film director and co-producer. If you are interested in hosting a satellite screening of this event at your church, contact Jennifer at jennifer@cmep.org.

Action Alert: HR 3103 The Palestinian Children and Families Act

With the rise of violence in the West Bank growing by the day under the new Israeli government, it is critical members of Congress join Rep. McCollum and sponsor HR 3103. Congress must ensure U.S.  taxpayer dollars are not used to violate Palestinian human rights and further annex Palestinian land in the West Bank. Such actions–which only exacerbate the conflict–should not be funded with assistance from the U.S. government.

Allahu Akbar - Finding God in Umm El Kheir

"The Arabic phrase Allahu Akbar might be literally translated as 'God is the greatest.' It is an expression we often hear in the American media devoid of any theological significance and as a trope to justify discrimination against Muslims and Islamic believers in God (Allah). And yet - for many religious Muslims - it is simply a reminder that God is in control and worthy to be praised."

Read the full article by CMEP Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon on Do justice.

Unholy Rights

On Monday, May 1, 2023 CMEP hosted Unholy Rights: Exploring the current legal realities and challenges in the Holy Land. Given the recent attacks in Jerusalem on the freedom to worship, Palestinians, both Christian and Muslim, have found themselves being forced out of the Old City and robbed of their ability to live there. Join us as we discuss this, along with issues of family reunification, land confiscation, the taxing of churches, and the current state of equality, and human rights in the Holy Land.

Meet "Stand with Iraqi Christians" 

CMEP's Executive Director Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon hosted a webinar on May 10th with "Stand with Iraqi Christians" and The Rev. Canon Faiz Basheer Jerjes, MBE of the St. George’s Episcopal Church in Baghdad, Iraq which he joined once it reopened after the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime. The other panelist was Sinan Hanna Karakash Country Director for International Christian Concern.

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