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 is listed as a speaker; last year Vice President […]
EPF PIN 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 at the Embassy of the State […]
Thanks to EPF PIN member Harry Gunkel for this update. The Episcopal Peace Fellowship’s Palestine Israel Network (EPF PIN) recently gathered in retreat to chart its course for the remainder of the 2018-2021 triennium. For three days, approximately 30 PIN members worked together to determine organization goals and how best to operate to achieve them, […]
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 of Palestine. […]
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 that it was […]
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 pro-Israel author attempted to smudge or 'gaslight' the […]
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 love for all people equally—and also about […]
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 the past year, by actions of […]
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 absence of the Episcopal Church from […]
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 Liberation Theology in Latin America and, by […]
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 ancient stones and visit us, the […]
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 of growing […]
