The Lutheran World Federation

Documentation on Israel - Palestine

Documentation on the Israel - Palestine Situation

A selection of statements and press releases on the Israel - Palestine situation. (All links require Adobe Acrobat Reader)

 

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 19 March 2004

ELCJ special Edition Newsletter: A call for help from Christian communities in regard to the separation wall, November 24, 2003

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 5 November 2003

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 14 October 2003

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 17 September 2003

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), June #2, 26 June 2003

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 6 June 2003

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 17 March 2003

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 11 February 2003

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 6 January 2003

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 13 December 2002

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 15 November 2002

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 11 October 2002

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 6 September 2002

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 13 August 2002

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 3 July 2002

LWI FEATURE: Israel-Palestine - Inspired by Their Resilience, Hope and Faith - Personal Reflections after Visit with Palestinian Communities, 2 July 2002

ELCA NEWS SERVICE: ELCA Bishop Says Church Supports Key U.S. Mideast Policies, 27 June 2002 

ELCJ Newsletter (E-mail), 18 June 2002

Letter from LWF General Secretary to President Yasser Arafat, 17 June 2002

Letter from LWF General Secretary to Shimon Peres, Minister for Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2002

Click here for a map of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, produced by B'Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. The map illustrates a situation in which settlements built on 1.7 percent of the West Bank control 41.9 percent of its territory. (The Lutheran World Federation bears no responsibility for the publication of this map or for the information it represents.)

ELCJ Newsletter, 27 May 2002

Letter from LWF General Secretary to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, 10 May 2002

VELKD-Pressemitteilung: 24.000 Euro Soforthilfe für LutheranerInnen in Israel/Palästina, 3. Mai 2002

ELCJ Newsletter, 2 May 2002

Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (eed), Presseinformation: Gemeinsam eintreten für mehr Menschenwürde in Israel und Palästina, 30. April 2002

National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., Press Release: U.S. Church Leaders Just Back from the Middle East Urge Israelis, Palestinians to Take "Bold Steps" for Peace, 30 April 2002

Pommersche Evangelische Kirche: Informationen zur Situation im Nahen Osten, 19. April 2002

ELCJ Newsletter, 17 April 2002

Evangelische Kirche A. B. in Österreich appelliert an österreichische Bundesregierung und Europäische Kommission, 16. April 2002

ELCJ NEWS Release: Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers invaded the Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah, Palestine, 16 April 2002 

Lutheran Church in the Philippines Expresses Deep Grief over Innocent Victims of Senseless War between Israel and Palestine, 13 April 2002

Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe: Nahrungsmittel und Medizin für Palästina, 12. April 2002

Conference of Bishops and Presidents (COP) in Latin America, letter the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and in Jerusalem, 11 April 2002

Lutherhjälpen Press Release: Statement from Aprodev: Suspend the Trade Agreement between the EU and Israel, 11 April 2002

ELCJ Newsletter, 10 April 2002

ELCA NEWS SERVICE: ELCA Council Calls on U.S. Leaders to Help End Mideast Violence, 9 April 2002 

ELCJ News Release: Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers searched the Lutheran Church of Hope in Ramallah, 8 April 2002

Statement from International Fieldworkers in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, 5 April 2002

Brot für die Welt: Israel und Palästina zurück an den Verhandlungstisch, 5. April 2002

VELKD: Israelische Armee verletzt aufs gröbste internationales Recht, 5. April 2002

Evangelische Kirche A. B. in Österreich: Hilfe für Palästina - Kollektenaufruf an alle evangelisch-lutherischen Gemeinden, 5. April 2002

ELCJ News Release: Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers entered the compound of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, 5 April 2002

ELCA: Bishop Hanson's April 4, 2002 Middle East Statement

ELCIC News Release: National Bishop Schultz Calls for Prayers for Israel and Palestine, 4 April 2002

ELCA NEWS SERVICE: Israeli Soldiers Release Lutheran Pastor in Bethlehem, 4 April 2002

Letter from Rev. Mitri Raheb: First news from the Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, 3 April 2002

ELCA NEWS SERVICE: Lutherans Send Emergency Funds to the Middle East, 3 April 2002

Erklärung des Pommerschen Bischofs Dr. Hans- Jürgen Abromeit zur Situation in Palästina und Israel, 3. April 2002

Letter from LWF General Secretary to President Yasser Arafat, 3 April 2002

Letter from LWF General Secretary to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, 3 April 2002

Bayerischer Landesbischof verurteilt israelischen Angriff und fordert Eingreifen der UN, 2. April 2002

EKD: Logik von Gewalt und Gegengewalt durchbrechen, Weiter nach politischen Lösungen suchen, 02. April 2002

ELCA NEWS SERVICE: ELCA Presiding Bishop Calls on Bush to Seek Mid-East Cease Fire, 2 April 2002

ELCJ News Release: Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church hit by shelling from Israeli tanks, 2 April 2002

Eglises Protestantes d'Alsace et de Moselle - Ecaal - Eral: Communique de Presse, 27 Mars 2002

ELCJ Newsletter, 21 March 2002

EKD: Friedensgebete für Israel und Palästina in den ev. Kirchen, EKD-Ratsvorsitzender und Kirchenkonferenz: Dem Hass entgegen treten, 21. März 2002

ELCA NEWS SERVICE: Church Leaders Welcome U.N. Resolution on Palestinian State, 18 March 2002

VELKD: Protest gegen Beschädigungen auf Bethlehemer Kirchengelände, 13. März 2002

Pommerscher Bischof besorgt über die Besetzung von Kirchengelände in Bethlehem, 12. März 2002

ELCA NEWS SERVICE: ELCA Bishops Protest Israeli Occupation of Bethlehem School, 12 March 2002

Letter from LWF General Secretary to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (on the occupation by the Israeli armed forces of the Dar al-Kalima School), 12 March 2002

ELCJ News Release: Israeli Tanks Re-Occupy Lutheran School in Bethlehem, 11 March 2002

EKD-Ratsvorsitzender und VELKD: sofortiger Rückzug der Israelischen Armee von Bethlehemer Kirchengelände, 10. März 2002

ELCJ News Release: Israeli Tanks Occupy Lutheran School in Bethlehem, 9 March 2002

 

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