Colleague Philip Farah is a Palestinian Christian born and raised in East Jerusalem. He is a founding member of the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace and a co-founder of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace (PCAP). We present this under the rubric of Voices for Justice because of the personal history Farah recounts […]
The wall of sound describes the music produced by Phil Spector in the 1960s and the Grateful Dead in the 1970s. It has been given new meaning in the 21st century by the Philadelphia Orchestra’s performing in the State of Israel. Sandy Tolan in his book, Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in […]
EPF PIN member Linda Gaither sets the context for EPF PIN's work at General Convention 2018. Our presiding bishop, +++Michael Curry, heard the cries of the people during his Holy Week visit to the Diocese of Jerusalem: “We have heard the cries of Palestinian Christians throughout the land, who strive only for equal treatment and […]
UK and USA Palestine Mental Health Network Study Tour The ten-day tour (March 25-April 4) with seven nights in Bethlehem and two in Nazareth was led by a woman who has been facilitating tours for internationals for nearly twenty years and this was the third study tour done in conjunction with the UK Palestine Mental […]
So, why does Jerusalem particularly matter? What is President Trump exactly threatening in declaring that “Jerusalem is off the table,” moving the U.S. embassy and recognizing Israel’s complete sovereignty over the disputed city? In a word, Trump’s peremptory gesture threatens to crush the “living stones” of Jerusalem. That, of course, is the poetic term that […]
One of the most fundamental misunderstandings about the struggle between the Palestinians and Israel over which people has rights to the small parcel of land that many of us call the Holy Land, lying between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, is that the struggle is of little geopolitical importance. For most Americans, the […]
Voices for Justice: EPF PIN Member Writes About A Sabeel Witness Visit Last month a group of 12 people from 6 countries went on a Sabeel witness pilgrimage. The focus was the Forgotten Faithful, Christians living in Palestine today, seen through the lens of Palestinian liberation theology. Led by the Rev Dr. Naim Ateek and […]
Many places around the world have been standing with the people of Gaza. EPF PIN member Harry Gunkel of San Antonio TX tells us about the rally there on 13 April. 4 PM, April 13, 2018 in San Antonio. Midnight in Gaza where most of those demonstrating in the Great March of Return have gone […]
EPF PIN member Cliff Cutler, Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, reflects on Trump’s decision declaring Jerusalem Israel’s capital. Just one month after a resolution to educate about peace in Israel/Palestine was not permitted to reach the Convention floor of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital […]
We share the nomination statement. Statement by Norwegian Parliamentarian Bjørnar Moxnes on Nominating the BDS Movement for Palestinian Rights for a Nobel Peace Prize: As a member of the Norwegian parliament, I proudly use my authority as an elected official to nominate the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement for Palestinian rights for the Nobel […]
Abdulhadi Hantash, land surveyor and cartographer for the Palestinian Authority, is a colleague and friend of the editor. He circulates this report of the effects of the Israeli Occupation in the Hebron District (West Bank) of Palestine during 2017. While we took in reports of these things with dates and names and places last year, […]
EPF PIN member Dick Toll preached this sermon on Advent 2, 10 December 2017. We are experiencing Advent….the preparation for the coming of Jesus. We hear from John the Baptist during the time when the Roman empire was causing great unrest, torture, killing, and brutality to the people who lived throughout the region but especially […]
