Church of Norway rejects Christian Zionism

“We find it unacceptable to interpret the Bible without regard to the ethical consequences….Christian Zionism complicates the situation for the churches in Palestine and Israel.”

Kathryn ShihadahNovember 14, 2020christian zionism, church of norway, human rights, munib younan, zionismComment

An Open Letter from Christian Clergy from the Bethlehem Area

Israel is poised to illegally annex parts of the Palestinian West Bank. While many Palestinian Christians in the Holy Land have given up on international intervention, Christian leaders in Bethlehem remain committed to peace with justice, and call on the world to take decisive and concrete actions to stop this injustice and provide the conditions to restore hope for a future of justice and peace that this land deserves.

Kathryn ShihadahJuly 7, 2020christianity, annexation, human rights, bethlehemComment

ELCA Lutheran statement on human rights

“By means of this message, the ELCA recommits itself to the cause of human rights.”

Kathryn ShihadahAugust 11, 2019lutheran, elca, human rights, social gospelComment

AFSC (Quakers) among human rights orgs barred from Israel

The ban on entry to Israel for activists who support BDS - including the Quakers - is part of a larger effort by the Israeli government to silence and constrain human rights activists.

Kathryn ShihadahJuly 20, 2019afsc, quakers, boycott, bds, human rightsComment

He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8 NRSV)