Sabeel is a Jerusalem-based Palestinian Christian organization working for justice, peace, and nonviolent change through faith and community action.

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Shuafat, Jerusalem (+972) 2 5327136 sabeel@sabeel.org
  • Comments Off on A Statement from the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center

A Statement from the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center

“They shall beat their swords into ploughshares… nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” — Isaiah 2:4 We, the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, speak from Jerusalem, a city that has known occupation

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Join Our Interfaith Prayer Vigil For Peace

Sabeel is inviting you to an online interfaith service on Saturday, 14th March, at 8PM Palestine time (2 PM EST / 1 PM CST / 6 PM GMT / 7 PM CET). The service will feature interfaith voices from the

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  • Comments Off on Wave of prayer Mar 9th – 13th

Wave of prayer Mar 9th – 13th

Over 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

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  • Comments Off on Sabeel Special Prayer Vigil, 5th March 2026

Sabeel Special Prayer Vigil, 5th March 2026

On 5th March, 2026, Sabeel hosted a special vigil to pray over the people in the region, affected by war and renewed violence. Close to 300 people attended. During the service, Sabeel and friends read out a set of prayers. We

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  • Comments Off on Sabeel Prayer Vigil: March 2026

Sabeel Prayer Vigil: March 2026

Holy 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

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  • Comments Off on Wave of prayer Mar 2nd – 6th

Wave of prayer Mar 2nd – 6th

Over 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

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  • Comments Off on Wave of prayer Feb 23rd – 27th

Wave of prayer Feb 23rd – 27th

‘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

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  • Comments Off on Wave of Prayer: Standing with Students, Refugees, and Communities Under Threat

Wave of Prayer: Standing with Students, Refugees, and Communities Under Threat

Last 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

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  • Comments Off on Wave of Prayer: Justice, Courage, and Faithful Solidarity

Wave of Prayer: Justice, Courage, and Faithful Solidarity

The 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

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