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Gilo settlement expansion
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Statements
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UN membership application of Palestine
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In a statement published on Wednesday 28 September 2011 in Geneva, WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit said that the WCC and its member churches were watching to see if peace and justice would be served in how the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly process the application of Palestine to become a full member state of the UN.
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Statements
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Understanding the Minute on Economic Measures for Peace in Israel/Palestine
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These questions and answers explain the background of the Minute on Economic Measures for Peace in Israel/Palestine adopted by the WCC Central Committee in February 2005.
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Public witness: addressing power, affirming peace
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Middle East peace
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WCC policy on Palestine and Israel 1948-2016 (summary)
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This document is a summary and synthesis of policy positions on key issues pertaining to the situation in Palestine and Israel adopted by governing bodies of the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 1948 to 2016. It addresses major themes in these policy positions, but does not pretend to full comprehensiveness. The document has no official standing itself; for the official authoritative positions, the original policy documents referred to should be consulted directly.
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Public Witness
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Peace-building (country/region focuses)
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Church leaders in Jerusalem urge World Churches and all Christians to advocate for peace
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Message from Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem
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Other ecumenical bodies
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Resolution on the United States of America's Veto against the UN Security Council Resolution condemning Israeli Settlements in the Palestinian Territories
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Adopted by the WCC Central Committee at its meeting in February 2011.
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Geneva, 2011
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Report on Public Issues
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Statement on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
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The WCC Central Committee called on the Israeli government to freeze and begin to dismantle settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. It also encouraged a commitment to non-violence and peace negotiations, and reiterated the need for an international boycott of products and services from settlements.
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Geneva, 2009
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Report on Public Issues
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GEN/PUB 5 Second report of the Public Issues committee
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Table of contents:
Introduction
Minute on economic measures for peace in Israel/Palestine
Human rights and languages of indigenous peoples
Countries affected by the tsunami
International Criminal Court
Detainees held at Guantanamo Bay
Iraq crisis: enhancing peace, accountability and the rule of law
Practising hospitality in an era of new forms of migration
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Geneva, 2005
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Reports and Documents
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Annapolis Meeting: Letter to US, Israeli and Palestinian authorities
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Messages and letters
