Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The frightening aerial war being waged by Israel against Gaza brings many recriminations and much finger pointing. Who started this? What incident set it off? The kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in the occupied West Bank? Or the earlier murders of two Palestinian teens involving […]
Editor’s note: Harry Gunkel, EPF PIN member and a convener for its education work group, reflects. Harry served as a missioner with The Episcopal Church in the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and taught at BU Nursing College in Qubeiba, spending extended periods of time on the ground in Palestine/Israel. Those of us who follow […]
A word from Archbishop Tutu: As the Presbyterian General Assembly gathers for its biennial meeting I reach out in prayer and solidarity that the Assembly will make a strong witness for reconciliation, justice and peace. I am aware that the Assembly will consider two overtures on the confounding and intractable conflict in Israel and Palestine, […]
A reflection by Tina Whitehead Easter Monday. A day to reflect on the happenings of the past week. Still such a privilege to be here in Jerusalem at such a sacred time. And this year Holy Week was even more intense and meaningful as it was the time of not just our Western Easter, […]
Editor's note: We begin a recurring series featuring reflections from EPF PIN members, friends and colleagues coming out of their experiences on the ground in Palestine. Here are three. . . Adapted from a sermon preached by the Rev'd Canon Richard Toll, Advent 2013 At the time of John the Baptist, the region which we […]
Editor’s note: David Andrews is the Rector of Saints Andrew and Matthew in Wilmington DE. We met on a course at St. George’s College in Jerusalem and have run into each other at the 2006 and 2012 General Conventions. He recently returned from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and wrote this reflection for his […]
Editor's Note: Religion News Service published an article on 14 March recounting the experience of a Palestinian Christian who is an Israeli Border Police officer in the South Hebron Hills. You can find it here.Based on my experiences in the Hebron District and my work and friendships in the Palestinian Christian community, I sought feedback […]
Negotiations about negotiations When Secretary of State John Kerry began his peace initiative last summer with a goal to reach a final agreement on the two state solution by April, 2014, many informed observers were skeptical, including many members of the Palestine Israel Network. With April now approaching Secretary Kerry has moved the goal posts […]
Dear Friends and Colleagues, To whom do we listen? On 13 January 2014, the Israel Palestine Mission Network (IPMN) of The Presbyterian Church (USA) announced the release of a new resource Zionism Unsettled: A Congregational Study Guide. IPMN says the guide "examines the role of Jewish and Christian forms of Zionism in providing theological and […]
A 23 January 2014 release announced that the Presbyterian Church’s Committee on Mission Responsibility through Investment found Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Solutions ‘not in compliance with General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) policy on socially responsible investing’ and that MRTI will ‘recommend to the 221st General Assembly this summer in Detroit that these corporations […]
