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
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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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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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Sabeel Launches “Faithful Futures” Project

  Last week, Sabeel launched the Faithful Futures project with Rabbis for Human Rights at the Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem. 50 people attended the meeting. Bishop William Shomali, Hind Khoury, Dr. Fawzi Barakat, and Rabbi David Rosen were invited

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  • Comments Off on A Congregational Study Guide ​for Kairos Palestine II

A Congregational Study Guide ​for Kairos Palestine II

  Sabeel’s partners, The Palestine Justice Network (PJN) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), United Methodists for Kairos Response (UMKR), and Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) – have developed a congregational study guide for the new Kairos Palestine document, "A

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  • Comments Off on Wave of Prayer – Courage, Justice, and Hope in the Face of Injustice

Wave of Prayer – Courage, Justice, and Hope in the Face of Injustice

Shadi 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

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