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EPF PIN Supports Stephen Sizer

On May 23, a Bishop’s Disciplinary Tribunal for the Diocese of Winchester in the Church of England will convene to consider a 2018 complaint of antisemitism made against the Reverend Stephen Sizer by the Board of Deputies of British Jews. The Episcopal Peace Fellowship Palestine Israel Network is aware of, and deeply appreciates the long […]

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Mentoring Young Aspiring Writers in Gaza

Thanks to EPF PIN member Lynn W. Huber for this report. We Are Not Numbers (WANN) is an international organization which matches up professional, published English writers with Gazan youth interested in writing in English themselves.  Having been to Palestine twice, and having done writing and teaching about the ever-increasing horrors of life there, the […]

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Preparing for General Convention: Setting the Context for Resolutions on Christian Zionism

Thanks to EPF PIN member Cliff Cutler for offering another perspective on Christian Zionism as we prepare for our work in supporting resolutions on Christian Zionism. Susan Brogden, a lifelong member of Disciples of Christ congregations and currently Regional Coordinator for Churches for Middle East Peace, wrote an essay, part of a series in christianzionism.org […]

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Preparing for General Convention: Round 2 of Testimony on Resolutions

Last Friday, the Legislative Committee on Social Justice and International Policy met via Zoom to receive testimony for a second time. Six resolutions concerning Palestine/Israel were on the agenda. Two diocesan resolutions ask General Convention members to reject Christian Zionism, while three others ask the Church to name Israel’s rule over Palestinians as a form […]

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A Pastoral Letter on Jerusalem & Preparing for General Convention

A Pastoral Letter on Jerusalem At their March retreat, the House of Bishops issued a pastoral letter on the status of Jerusalem. That letter was issued to comply with General Convention 2018's Resolution B003 stipulation that the House of Bishops "...disseminate as soon as is practicable a Pastoral Letter supporting Jerusalem’s prophetic identity as the Holy City of […]

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Rejection of Israel’s apartheid deepens as Episcopalians move toward crucial conclave

Episcopalians in the Diocese of Washington voted big against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians on 29 January, adopting resolutions to “oppose Israel’s apartheid” (by 73%), to “confront Christian Zionism” (by 76%), and to “defend the right to boycott” (by 80%), which is under assault from anti-BDS laws enacted in dozens of states and championed in Congress. […]

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A Report from EPF PIN's Local Organizing Working Group

One of PIN’s three working groups (the others being Education and Communications with Allies and Friends) is Local Organizing in Parishes and Dioceses.  Our members are based in the Dioceses of Washington, Vermont, Connecticut, Central New York, and Rochester.  As the name suggests, Local Organizing’s mission is to engage, initiate, facilitate, and disseminate the broad […]

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A Report from EPF PIN's Education Working Group

There are few situations in the world as surrounded by misunderstanding and confused by half-truths as that of the state of Israel and and the indigenous people of the traditional Palestinian homeland. It is at the heart of today's Holy Land, which makes it important for followers of Jesus. This is the reason for and the driving […]

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PIN Responds to the Statement of Heads of Churches & Patriarchs on the current threat faced by Holy Land Christians

On Dec. 14, Episcopal News Service posted a Statement: " Anglican archbishop, other heads of churches and patriarchs issue Statement on the current threat Holy Land Christians Face. " Here is the statement in full. The Most Rev. Hosam E. Naoum, the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, joined in issuing the Statement. EPF PIN is grateful for […]

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EPF PIN Acts for Justice in 2021

PINontheGo: EPF PIN Acts for Justice in 2021 9 December 2021 Let’s face facts. EPF’s Palestine Israel Network is a small organization with limited resources. And we are still testing our vocal strength when calling The Episcopal Church to speak and act prophetically against injustice in Israel & Palestine or the ways we and our […]

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Action at the Diocesan Grassroots for Palestine: Olympia, Vermont and Chicago

In the span just over a month, three Episcopal dioceses from across the continental United States, considered and supported resolutions which recognized the unequal treatment meted out to Palestinians in occupied east Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, and toward Palestinian citizens of Israel. The first of the dioceses to address this was Olympia. Bishop […]

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Update and Call to Action on Standing with Palestinian Human Rights Organizations

Last week, EPF PIN issued a statement condemning the decision taken by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, which libelously labeled six Palestinian human rights NGOs as "terrorist organizations." You can read the statement on our website or view an expanded version with additional background information, published by the Episcopal New Service. Three of the six organizations have significant international […]

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