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Rise Against Racism: Counter CUFI
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On July 7, the first organized protest demonstration against the ideology and policies of Christians United for Israel [CUFI] will take place in Washington D.C. during the annual CUFI summit. Representatives from the highest levels of our government will be present. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
EPF PJN commemorates Nakba Day with allies
EPF PJN member Steve France reports on one of many Nakba Day actions around the country. He begins by summing up the purpose of these public witnesses:
On Nakba Day (May 15) in the Nation's Capital, about 30 interfaith clergy and leaders of the DC-area Palestinian solidarity movement gathered…
A new urgency informs PJN’s work leading towards the 2021 General Convention
Thanks to EPF PJN member Harry Gunkel for this update.
The Episcopal Peace Fellowship’s Palestine Justice Network (EPF PJN) recently gathered in retreat to chart its course for the remainder of the 2018-2021 triennium. For three days, approximately 30 PJN members worked together to determine organization…
Voices for Justice: Maurine and Bob Tobin in Palestine
We have just returned from a short and unusual trip to Palestine, not leading a large group as in the past but traveling with our son and 3 grandchildren. Our oldest grandson is now working for the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund in Ramallah, so this was opportunity to share his and our experiences…
EPF PJN Member Steve France reports on the Israel Lobby and American Policy Conference 2019
At really successful art openings the crush of excited people makes it hard to check out the art. Similarly, the annual "Israel Lobby and American Policy" conference in DC was so jammed with fascinating people from all over who are working to break Israel's death grip on Palestine and on U.S. policy…
Tropes, Canards and anti-semitism
EPF PIN member Linda Gaither, also a member of the Ithaca (NY) Comm. for Justice in Palestine/Jewish Voice for Peace, reflects on the recent controversies around Ilhan Omar's comments.
Recently an op-ed aimed at Ilhan Omar and anti-semitic tropes appeared in our local Upstate New York paper. The…
Liberation theology as resistance to power calls out injustice
Homily, PIN Retreat Chicago, March 17, 2019, by Kathy Christison
I must say, this really is preaching to the choir!
We’ve been hearing a lot these last few days about love, because this is what the bishops at their spring meeting emphasized. I’d also like to talk about love—meaning God’s…
USAID Program Cuts, Sumud/Steadfastness and Resistance
EPF PIN activities coordinator Harry Gunkel writes about funding cuts to USAID programs in Palestine.
When USAID completes a construction project or funds the acquisition of new equipment, for example at a hospital, it places a plaque stating that the work is “a gift of the American people”. During…
EPF PJN, the Episcopal Church and the Ecumenical Statement
Last week we lifted up the Ecumenical Statement on policy toward Israel and Palestine that was sent to members of Congress and the White House and we encouraged readers to take their own actions by also sending the statement to their representatives.
Today, we call readers' attention to the unfortunate…
A Proclamation: Liberation Theology is not dead
Kairos Palestine recently held a 9th anniversary celebration and gathering in Bethlehem. Read the statement coming out of the gathering here. We celebrate it with this essay by EPF PIN member Kathy Christison:
The weekly London Economist recently ran an article more or less pronouncing the death of…
Voices for Justice: More Testimonies on Palestine Resolutions from the Episcopal Church’s General Convention
D038 Civil Rights and Equality for All in Israel [The House of Bishops declined to concur on this resolution]
My name is Marcelle and I am from Bethlehem in Palestine. As a Palestinian Christian, I often feel forgotten by my international Christian family. Please visit our beautiful historic and…
Young Adults from Gaza Speak in Washington DC
Thanks to EPF PIN member Steve France for attending and reporting on this program.
It seemed maybe it was a dark joke when Yousef Bashir, a young Gazan, said Israel’s leaders sometimes bomb Gaza out of “boredom.” He was talking to an audience at the Foundation for Middle East Peace about the trauma…
Voices for Justice: Testimony from the Episcopal Church’s General Convention on Palestine Resolutions
C038 Safeguard the Rights of Palestinian Children and C035 Due Process for Palestinian Children in Israeli Military Courts [C038 is church policy.]
Hello my name is Jennifer Bing and I work for the American Friends Service Committee in Chicago where our offices are located at Grace Episcopal Church.
I…
EPF PJN Program Coordinator Harry Gunkel offers a reflection on Palestine at General Convention
In the Opening Eucharist of the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry called the worshippers present to remember Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bishop Curry invoked the German theologian as exemplar of the cost of discipleship, of the sometimes near insuperable difficulty…
Final Report on Palestine Resolutions at the 79th General Convention
Note: For those wanting to view the texts of the resolutions go here: https://www.vbinder.net/resolutions?house=hd&lang=en&v=524254 and plug in the resolution number in ‘Find by Resolution Number’ and hit ‘Search’.
B003 On the Status of Jerusalem: affirm Jerusalem as shared capital…