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WCC concerned about increasing violence in Jerusalem

The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has written to church leaders in Israel and Palestine to “express the concern and solidarity of the global ecumenical fellowship” in light of increasing violence in and around Jerusalem.

20 October 2015

Persecuted Christians need greater solidarity, TEC convention urges

Of particular concern are Pakistan, Syria, Liberia, South Sudan and Sudan

07 July 2015

NZ bishops call for Israel to return to pre-1967 borders

The Auckland Anglican and Catholic Bishops called on the New Zealand government called on Israel to return to "its pre-1967 borders"

18 August 2014

WCC mourns the death of three Israeli teenagers

The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of three Israeli teenagers

01 July 2014