Started by Pax Christi
In the Name of Christ, Our Peace
The time has come for people of faith to hear the cries of the people of Palestine Gaza and Lebanon and to do everything in our power towards the ending of the death and destruction they are suffering.
We condemn the brutal invasion of Israel, the death and destruction and the taking of hostages by Hamas on 7 October 2023. We remind you that this is the latest episode in the very long war waged by the state of Israel on the Palestinian people. They have taken land for settlements, demolished homes, restricted movements of people and goods, and imprisoned children, women and men, often without trial, and killed Palestinians on the flimsiest of pretexts.
Successive Governments of Israel remain fiercely hostile to the idea of Palestinian self-determination and are intent on maintaining the unjustifiable and inhumane occupation of Palestinian lands. While these are the actions of Israeli governments and their supporters, we acknowledge the many citizens of Israel who long for and are working for a just and lasting peace.
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