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From the Head of the Christian Churches  of the Middle East and Holy Land John Paul II To the 160 diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican The whole World asks for a just and equitable solution for Jerusalem, as well for Lebanon, Iraq, Algeria, Sudan... the pope asks the international community to help in working for Justice and peace All Religious Leaders statments on the Issue Churches for Middle East Peace Jerusalem ! What is the TRUTH? Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem SABEEL US Catholic Church Vatican and the Middl East Messages of Christmas and Easter Statement By The Head Of The Christian Communities In Jerusalem April 26, 1989 Patriarchs and Head of Christian Communities in Jerusalem Christmas Message 1996 Easter 2000 Message from Head of Christian Churches of JJerusalem, April 2000 Christmas Message 2001 ImportantPASTORAL LETTERS OF THE CATHOLIC PATRIARCHS OF THE MIDDLE EAST Who are the Christians of the Middle East? Signed by: Stephanos Ghattas 1, Patriarch of Alexandria of Catholic Copts, Maximos V Hakim, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, of Alexandria and Jerusalem, Mar Ignace Antoine II Hayek, Antiochian Patriarch of the Syrian Catholics, Mar Nasrallah-Pierre Sfeir, Patriarch of Maronite Antioch and all the East, Mar Raphail 1st Bidawid, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, Jean-Pierre XVIII Kasparian, Patrirach of the Armenian Catholics, Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Head of Christian Churches Statement Easter 1989 A call for Justice and peace for Jerusalem Us Religious Leaders Statement, March 23, 1995 MEMORANDUM OF THEIR BEATITUDES THE PATRIARCHS AND OF THE HEADS OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES IN JERUSALEM ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JERUSALEM FOR CHRISTIANS November 14,1994 Muslims and Christians together for Jerusalem's Sake, The JERUSALEM APPEAL, 14-17 June 1996, Beirut, Lebanon Call for Peace and Justice in the Holy Land, The STATEMENT OF THE MARCH on Septemeber 29, 1996 Statement from the Patriarchs, bishops, clergy and people of Jerusalem. "The effect of Justice will be peace and the result of justice, quietness and security for ever" (Isaiah 32:17) Peaceful March to the tunnel by the Head of Christian Churches The USA, who should help to resolve the problem could not press Israel to close the Tunnel after about a hundred death because of a tunnel! Will The USA be able to stop the buildings in East Jerusalem before any new wave of violence?  Statement of the Peaceful walk in Jerusalem a study by Rev. Labib Kobti How to understand the Statement of the Patriarchs, bishops and the People of Jerusalem, and see the real will of those who write it for peace and Justice in the Holy Land. Interreligious Dialogue Message on Jerusalem: City of Peace? Patriarchs and Head of Christian Communities in Jerusalem Christmas Message 1996 The Patriarchs and head of Christian Communities in Jerusalem sent their Christmas Greeting and message to the whole word. In their message they speak about the suffering of the Palestinians and call every one of us to pray and take a concrete stand for Justice and Peace. Palestine and Jerusalem  From the Counsel of the Catholic Patriarchs of Orient General Secretary Delivered on October 18, 1996 translated in English by Rev. Labib Kobti. The Council of the Catholic Patriarchs of Orient warns Israel that the "security mesures imposed by the Israelis may lead to violence, and poses a continuous threat to needed security... They appeal to the local and international authorities to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian People". Christian leaders for Justice and Peace for the Holy Land Rev. Labib gives a kind of back grounds on the stands that some of Christian Head of Churches have taken over the situation in the Holy Land. This article will help us to see how during the most difficult years of the Peace Process, the Church took clear stand against Israel violation of signed agreements and human rights. Symposiumof the Catholic Bishops Conferences on Jerusalem October 26-27 October 1998, attended by four cardinals (among whom Cal. Furno, Prefect of the Sacred Oriental Congregation and Cal. LAW of the U.S.) and by other 20 Archbishops and Bishops, the SYMPOSIUM was an initiative of the Holy See and of Patriarch Michel Sabbah in order to deepen the awareness of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences all over the world about the Jerusalem question. RELIGIOUS LEADERS URGE PRESIDENT CLINTON TO SUPPORT PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS, January 26, 1999 900 US leaders and 130 US Catholic & Protestant Bishops signed a letter calling Clinton to support Palestinian Human Rights Letter to President Clinton from CHURCHES FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE, May 5, 1999 U.S. Church Leaders Protest Seizure of Palestinian ID Cards, Feb. 9, 1999 Historic Middle East Congress Looks to Future, Fr. Drew Christiansen, May 21, 1999 CHRISTIAN PARTICIPATION IN ISLAMIC SOCIETIES, By Fr. Drew Christiansen, May 24, 1999 STANDING CONFERENCE OF MIDDLE EASTERN CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN AMERICA September 24,/99  Patriarch of Jerusalem on Nazareth, November 4, 1999 ACTION ALERT, The Smoke and Mirrors of Israel's Settlement Policy, Written for the Presbyterian Church (USA),by Corinne Whitlatch, Director of Churches for Middle East Peace, November 1999 The Outlook for 2000, by Corinne Whitlatch, Director, Churches for Middle East Peace, January 13, 2000  Shared Jerusalem network and key contact persons, From Corinne Whitlatch February 1, 2000 The Diocesan Synod of the Catholic Churches of the Holy Land, Final Declaration,February 12, 2000 Peace, Peace and There is No Peace,  Therefore Pursue Justice and Live in Truth,The Church of Humanism, Februaray 13, 2000 Holy Land Christians and the Great Jubilee (US Bishops), March, 2000 SUPPORT FOR SHARING JERUSALEM GROWS, CHURCHES FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE, April 2000 Easter 2000 Message from Head of Christian Churches of JJerusalem, April 2000 THE JERUSALEM SABEEL DOCUMENT PRINCIPLES FOR A JUST PEACE IN PALESTINE-ISRAEL, May 2000 The Patriarchs of Jerusalem letter to Camp David, July 17, 2000 The major Christian churches propose a solution to the Jerusalem question, July 24, 2000  Five proposed solution for Jerusalem, July 24, 2000 Churches discuss access to holy sites with Palestinians, By Eli Muller,  July 25 2000 CHRISTIANS CALL FOR A SHARED JERUSALEM, July 26, 2000 PEACE IN PALESTINE/ISRAEL: A VISION AND A LAMENT,August 14, 2000  Shared Jerusalem network ,Your urgent advocacy action is needed now, August 21, 2000 Letter to President Clinton on Jerusalem, US Christian Leaders, September 6, 2000 Christmas Message 2001 Christian Stand on Al-Aksa INTIFADA Clergyman in Palestine Blasts Israel for Creating Gap Between Muslims, Christians,Septemebr 14, 2000 Dear Friends, Colleagues & Partners:Head of Christians in Jerusalem on the killing after Al-Aksa, 2 October 2000 SABEEL APPEALS TO THE CONSCIENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PUT AN END TO THE MASSACRE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, October 5, 2000 Une déclaration du Président de Pax Christi Pays-Bas à propos de Jérusalem,October 5, 2000 Statement of ELCA Presiding Bishop follows the Episcopal letter. Letter from the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church to President Clinton October 9, 2000 Appeal, Rt. Rev. Riah Abu El-Assal, Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, October 9, 2000 What Can I Do About the Middle East? October 9, 2000 NCC/CWSW STATEMENT ON MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE, October 11, 2000 Ecumenical Peace Prayer & Patriach Sabbah  Homily of Jerusalem, 0ct. 12, 2000 French text of the Homily: Prière Œcuménique pour la Paix, 12 Octobre 2000 Pax Christi and Jerusalem, To Members of Parliament and Ministers of Foreign Affairs within the European Union, October 13, 2000 Presbyterian Church (USA), Office of the General Assembly, 14, 2000 US Catholic Church statement, October 16, 2000 The General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church Statement on the Current Crisis in the Palestinian Territories and Israel October 17, 2000 GLOBAL MINISTRIES, October 17, 2000 United Methodist statement, October 17, 2000   STATEMENT FROM UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST AND DISCIPLES OF CHRIST, October 17, 2000 World Council of Churches Office of Communication,October 17, 2000 Resolution, Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation, Second National Conference, Washington, DC October 20-21, 2000 Hundreds of Christian Arab families are  still here and will remain forever here,October 25, 2000 STATEMENT BY  CHURCH-RELATED EUROPEAN & CANADIAN AGENCIES, October 30, 2000 Returning to the Path of Peace in the Middle East U.S. Catholic Conference November 15, 2000 Statment of the US Catholic Bishops & a letter to Patriarch Sabbah, Nov.15  The Common Easter Message of Their Beatitudes the Patriarchs and Their Excellencies the Heads of the Churches of Jerusalem,April 15, 2001 RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN JOINT CALL FOR PEACE IN HOLY LAND, January 28, 2002 Easter message 2002, March 27 MORE ABOUT CHRSTIAN STANDS, please click on UPDATES Arab Christian Heritage Christians of the Middle East Al-Bushra HOME PAGE Jerusalem 2000 Home Page