First, it is a privilege to respond to this important theological statement. Applied research institute jerusalem arij march 01, 2020. Israel and palestine download israel and palestine ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. On december 6, hundreds of palestinians and internationals gathered on the 9 th anniversary of the kairos document a word of faith, hope, and love from the heart of palestinian suffering.
Kairos palestine and the unholy crusade against israel. An undergraduate honors thesis presented to the department of international studies at the university of oregon colin m. It is written at this time when we wanted to see the glory of the grace of god in this land and in the sufferings of its people. Lastly, kairos palestine makes an appeal for the establishment of a secular palestinian state.
Mar 26, 2020 arij is among the leaders of the political warfare against israel, seeking to further boycotts, divestment and sanctions bds, false accusations of israeli apartheid and racism, and support for a palestinian right of return, which is inconsistent with twostate solution. Where is the love in the kairos palestine document. Nevertheless, the protagonists of kairos palestine decided to exploit that statement for their own purposes. The palestine documents is a collection of primary source documents related to the history of the land of israel and the people who live there. The palestine mandate the council of the league of nations. A moment of truth a summary and guide for further study in december 2009, palestinian christians joined together in bethlehem to launch the palestine kairos document, a moment of truth. This manifesto was released by the pcusa to let the world know what is taking place in palestine, according to palestinian christians. Dec 23, 2011 late in 2009, a small group of palestinian christian clergy and laity banded together to produce a document entitled kairos palestine. However, in the war that followed israels declaration of independence in. Arij is among the leaders of the political warfare against israel, seeking to further boycotts, divestment and sanctions bds, false accusations of israeli apartheid and racism, and support for a palestinian right of return. The kairos palestine document, a prayerful call of palestinian christians to end the occupation.
When european churches speak about judaism and israel as gods people, they often begin with a confession of guilt. A word of faith, hope and love from the heart of palestinian suffering, hereinafter kairos palestine d written first in arabic to the people of the churches in their land, and subsequently supported by the patriarchs and heads of the thirteen historic churches in. Christian palestinian leaders call for church boycott in. The kairos palestine document professes that an end to israeli occupation.
On december 11, 2009, palestinian christians sent out a plea to the churches of the world and to people of good will everywhere. Use of any part of this document must be accompanied by appropriate citation. We lift up for study the often neglected voice of palestinian christians. Kairos palestine document world council of churches. Kairos palestine document kairos is a call to from a group of palestinian christians pronouncing a word of faith, and hope from the heart of palestinian suffering. With palestinian authority pa head mahmoud abbas set to appeal for the creation of a palestinian state at the united nations on september 19, 2011and the u. State of palestine new english islamic university of gaza. This document is the christian palestinians word to the world about what is happening in palestine. The kairos document is a christian, biblical and theological comment on the political crisis in south africa today. A word of faith and hope from the heart of palestinian suffering. I would like to express my appreciation to those participants. The kairos document kd is a theological statement issued in 1985 by a group of mainly black south african theologians based predominantly in the townships of soweto, south africa.
Occupied palestine, 11 december 2009 today, prominent christian palestinian leaders are releasing a historical kairos palestine document, calling on churches around the world to say a word of truth and to take a position of truth with regard to israels occupation of palestinian land. Although the skills are integrated throughout the course, there is an emphasis on a particular skills area in each period. A moment of truth, kairos palestine document, 2009 a word of confession and faith from christians in the united states. The theological assertions of the paper are divided into the sections faith hope love.
This unit approaches the conflict through the vehicle of narrative constructed through the judicious use of facts and perspectives. But, the palestinian economys performance indicators refl ect multiple challenges, including. It declares that the israeli occupation of palestinian land is a sin against god and humanity. Map of the palestine military situation, april 6, 1949. The kairos palestine document is a profound statement of faith, a description of palestinian life under occupation, and an urgent call to action for the worldwide church. The mandate is a reprehensible document drawn up, not by the mandates commission. The israelpalestine conflict is one of the most controversial issues in our contemporary world. Wesleyan communities and the world beyond christianity.
They are exact duplicates of the originals, except where. Whereas the principal allied powers have agreed, for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of article 22 of the covenant of the league of nations, to entrust to a mandatory selected by the said powers the administration of the territory of palestine, which formerly belonged to the turkish empire, within such boundaries as may. The unit materials include a broad spectrum of resources. The south africa kairos document 1985 kairos southern africa. The international recognition of the state of palestine has been the objective of the palestine liberation organization plo since the palestinian declaration of independence proclaimed the establishment of the state of palestine on 15 november 1988 in algiers, algeria at an extraordinary session in exile of the palestinian national council. This study guide was written by the middle east monitoring group that was mandated by the 219th general assembly 2010 members. I want to end this brief reaction with a note of hope and future, and with a firm statement of salvation and life although this moment of truth is politically complex and sociologically difficult, we are able to discern within this document clear signals of hope. The selfstyled kairos palestine document was launched in bethlehem on december 11, 2009 by a panel chaired by the former latin patriarch of jerusalem, michel sabbah. In order to protect the integrity of the palestine papers, al jazeera created fresh pdf copies of each document. The original kairos palestine document is a powerful statement well worth everyones prayerful consideration. A moment of truth a word of faith, hope, and love from the heart of palestinian suffering 2009 is an ecumenical document written by 15 christian leaders in palestine representing catholic, greek, lutheran, anglican, episcopal, and evangelical churches.
Palestinian and israeli literature middle eastern studies. A word of faith, hope, and love from the heart of palestinian suffering, a call by a number of palestinian christians to christians around the world to help fight the israeli occupation. Austin bill borror laura cheifetz jeff deyoe ronald shive. Based on several months of research and an extended visit to the west bank and gaza strip in the early 1990s, this is a major work of political and historical nonfiction. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Kairos palestine remains steadfast in its call for boycott, divestment, and sanctions.
Palestinian land expropriation 19481967 under the 1947 u. Jun 01, 2012 in my previous blog i introduced the kairos palestine document kpd. The kairospalestine document is bringing the future to our present. The conflict continues to the present day on various levels. The shrinking number of christians, particularly in palestine, is one of the dangerous consequences, both of this conflict, and of the local and international paralysis and failure to find a comprehensive solution to the problem. On the website, the statement and their document are combined into a single pdf file in which the statement of the heads of churches is placed at the beginning, as if it were a prior endorsement of their own views in the document. Ubira etheses a critical analysis of the kairos palestine. The document calls for a political resolution to the struggle for jerusalem, based on the prophetic vision of peace. Ateeks new book is remarkable, provocative and challenging, and quite poignant. An ethnographic study on conflict perception and its implications for peace in the middle east source. A word of faith, hope, and love from the heart of palestine suffering was issued in 2009, it was the first time lay people, churches of various denominations and palestinian christians had spoken with a single voice on the palestineisrael situation. The document challenged the churches response to what the authors saw as the vicious policies of the apartheid regime under the state of emergency declared on 21. Kairos palestine document and a study guide for the presbyterian church u.
The city is inhabited by two peoples of three religions. Kairos palestine is the authentic voice of palestinian christians and is their description of what is happening today in their land and to their 1 the use of the phrase is far from christian teachings in the kairos document see 2. In our document a moment of truth, kairos endorses the call on individuals, companies and states to engage in divestment and in an economic and commercial boycott of everything produced by the occupation. This document has been made available online for educational purposes only. Ateek is the founder and director for the sabeel ecumenical liberation theology center in jerusalem, a partner of global ministries. A landmark of journalism and the art form of comics. The 219th ga commends for study the kairos palestine document a moment of truth, and endorses the documents emphases on hope for liberation, nonviolence, love of enemy, and reconciliation. A moment of truth, a word of faith, hope and love from palestinian suffering, 2009, par. After the first world war, the allies divided the defeated ottoman empires territories, and palestine was placed under british control. The kairos palestine document, a prayerful call of.
The pdf versions of these documents say they were created in 2011. The document states that it wishes to bring a message to the world that muslims are neither to be stereotyped as the enemy nor caricatured as terrorists, but rather to be lived with in peace and engaged with in dialogue. Unambiguously endorsing boycott, divestment and sanctions bds as one of the key nonviolent forms of solidarity that international faithbased. Internally displaced persons idps means persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of. Focused on the children of palestine, this resource allows us an insight into the lives of a generation who face displacement, eviction, violence and chaos almost every day of their lives. Letter from chaim weizmann to president truman, june 24, 1949. The lesson plan should be accompanied by a rationale drawing on concepts and principles explored during the course unit. Kairos palestine is an organization primarily known for its issuance in bethlehem in december 2009 of the kairos palestine document, full title of which is a moment of truth. In december 2009, a group of ecumenical palestinian christians released a document entitled. Kairos palestine document whereas, a group of concerned palestinian christians have written the document, a moment of truth, a word of faith, hope and love from the heart of palestinian suffering, 1 in arabic and written first to the people of the churches in their land.
Dec 11, 2009 today, prominent christian palestinian leaders are releasing a historical kairos palestine document, calling on churches around the world to say a word of truth and to take a position of truth with regard to israels occupation of palestinian land. Kairos palestine this document is the christian palestinians word to the world about what is happening in palestine. The history of the israelipalestinian conflict began with the establishment of the state of israel in 1948 this conflict came from the intercommunal violence in mandatory palestine between israelis and arabs from 1920 and erupted into fullscale hostilities in the 194748 civil war. Palestine gdp annual growth rate averaged 4,5% from 2001 until 20, reaching an alltime high of 26,0% in september of 2003 and a record low of 21,6% in december of 2006. Basically, it promoted familiar palestinian aspirations. Jun 19, 2012 the original kairos palestine document is a powerful statement well worth everyones prayerful consideration. This was a report requested by the general assembly, urging the secretarygeneral to continue his efforts with the parties concerned, and in consultation with the security council, including with regard to the reporting required pursuant to resolution 2334 2016, towards the attainment of a peaceful settlement of the question of palestine. Kairos south africa challenge to the church, 1985 as distinct from the greek kronos, meaning chronological time, kairos exists outside of our linear counting of days weeks and years. This study guide was designed to give a better understanding of the plight of palestinian christians and the dynamics of the larger israelipalestinian struggle.
The swiss government is again reportedly directly involved in reconciliation efforts between fatah and hamas. In the document, also referred to as, the kairos palestine document, palestinian christians declare that the military occupation of their land is a sin against god and humanity, and that any theology that legitimizes the occupation is far from christian teachings because true christian theology is a theology of love and solidarity with. Jul 28, 2015 the kairos palestine document of 2009 must be our touchstone, she reminds us, because although it uses christian language and theology, its message is universal and seeks to involve good people in building a better and a more just world starting with palestine, the cradle of our great monotheistic religions. I attended the launching of this critical document on friday december 11, 2009 in bethlehem a. Dec 11, 2009 a group of palestinian christians representing a variety of churches and churchrelated organizations have issued this animated and prayerful call for an end to occupation of palestine by israel on 11 december 2009. Bnc welcomes the kairos palestine document of leading. The kairos palestine document study guide was prepared by the middle east monitoring group that was mandated by the 219th general assembly 2010. People in many other contexts, inspired by kairos palestine, have linked their local struggles for justice with the palestinian struggle for freedom and dignity for all peoples in palestine and israel. The kairos document is the word of christian palestinians to the world about what is happening in palestine. We thank god for the many churches that have received. Click download or read online button to israel and palestine book pdf. The israelipalestinian conflict has its roots in the late 19th century when jews fleeing antisemitism in russia and central europe began emigrating to palestine. Middle east and europe israelpalestine recommended reading 3 a palestinian christian cry for reconciliation, by rev.
Kairos usa hope is the capacity to see god in the midst of trouble, and to be coworkers with the holy spirit who is dwelling in us. Kairos palestines argument is not only political, but also theological. Even though palestine is not an official state, the u. This is not the sole example of the swiss government partnering with antiisrael ngos to legitimize hamas. Documents relating to the israelipalestinian dispute. Jan 27, 2016 only palestinian rights and demands were considered of relevance to christians. Jerusalem is the foundation of our vision and our entire life. My initial word regarding this document is of gratitude. It is an attempt by concerned christians in south africa to reflect on the situation of death in our country.
Why should we use the spiteful nam e meant to humiliate us. Kpd,written by an ecumenical group of palestinian christians, was released publicly on december 11, 2009. English for palestine for ant group of palestinian learners from grade 112. The kairospalestine document by palestinian christians. Almost six years ago, christian palestinians launched kairos palestine a moment of truth, which advocates for ending the israeli occupation and achieving a just solution to the conflict. Kairos palestine is a group of palestine christians who authored a moment of truth christian palestinians word to the world about the occupation of palestine, an expression of faith, hope and love from the heart of palestinian suffering, and a call for solidarity in ending over six decades of oppression. Kairos theology this is the moment of grace and opportunity, when god issues a challenge for decisive action. Jun 12, 2014 the kairos palestine document, a prayerful call of palestinian christians to end the occupation. Palestine is a name the romans gave to eretz yisrael with the express purpose of infuriating the jews. Kairos palestine, a document written by leaders of the palestinian christian community, confirms the israeli occupation as the primary cause for christian emigration and appeals to the world to help end the suffering of all palestinians by ending the israeli occupation. In december 2018inspired by the kairos palestine document and representing a broad spectrum of organizations, faith communities and other groupspeople from around the world gathered in bethlehem palestine to further the kairos call for an end to the state of israels oppression of the palestinian people and its occupation of palestinian.
May 08, 2011 the kairos document is a christian, biblical and theological comment on the political crisis in south africa today. Commends for study the kairos palestine document a moment of truth and endorses the document s emphases on hope for liberation, nonviolence, love of enemy, and reconciliation. Palestine at the united nations a vote for peace and justice 3 after decades of harsh occupation and humiliating restrictions in almost every aspect of their lives, the palestinians must be able to realize their right to a viable state of their own. The kairospalestine document a latin american theological response written by dr. Kairos palestine the voice of palestinian christians. International recognition of the state of palestine. The document has had an international impact, eliciting responses from numerous jewish, muslim and christian groups as well as toplevel israeli and palestinian politicians. The history and meaning of palestine and palestinians there is no such thing as a palestinian arab nation. The document has developed into an active global movement. The pupils book uses many of the teaching techniques of previous levels. Kairos palestine 9th anniversary gathering in bethlehem. Your feedback is important to us and will help us improve the system. Late in 2009, a small group of palestinian christian clergy and laity banded together to produce a document entitled kairos palestine.