Sabeel is a Jerusalem-based Palestinian Christian organization working for justice, peace, and nonviolent change through faith and community action.
On Saturday, Sabeel held an interfaith service that brought Jewish, Muslim and Christian voices from the Holy Land and beyond. The service was a time of reflection and prayer as more than 220 people joined to listen and recommit themselves to pursuing peace rooted in justice. Sabeel also released a
Read MoreOver the last week. the war has been spreading and escalating. Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon and Beirut, which forced more than 300,000 people to flee and killed more than 200 people. In Iran, US-Israeli strikes targeted five key fuel depots in the Iranian capital Tehran in an act of ecocide and environmental
Read MoreHoly God, hear the cries rising from every city and village in our region, cries that empire tries to silence but will not be able to erase. Deliver us from the systems, governments, ideologies, and theologies that justify so much
Read MoreOver the weekend, Israel and the United States launched a war on Iran. At least one strike killed 85 children at an elementary school in Iran. Iran retaliated with strikes towards US bases and military assets throughout the region. Everyone is
Read More‘The Board of Peace’ held its first meeting to unveil its multi-billion-dollar colonial plan for Gaza, drawing criticism from human rights organizations and church leaders such as Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa openly said that “[The Board of Peace] is a colonialist operation: others deciding for the Palestinians.” Holy God, we grieve this colonialism
Read MoreLast week, Israeli forces stormed Birzeit University, using live ammunition and teargas at students and teachers and trapping at least 8,000 students inside. Over forty people, mostly students, were injured. The raid came after students organized a solidarity event for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention. Education throughout
Read MoreThe Trump administration recently imposed “terrorist” grade sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for Palestine, despite the fact that as a UN official she has diplomatic immunity. The designation came after Albanese named several private American companies in a UN report for contributing to gross
Read MoreShadi Khoury, the grandson of Sabeel’s co-founder Samia Khoury, recently had his court session to determine his sentence. The prosecution requested a sentence of four years in prison. The judge did not agree with the prosecution’s request and decided to postpone the verdict to
Read MoreThe U.S. recently announced the launch of phase two of the plan to end the war in Gaza. However, most of the goals in Trump’s 20-point plan has not been delivered, including a halt on attacks, Israeli withdrawal, full humanitarian aid, and
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