6 October 2018, Jordan Valley, West Bank, Occupied Palestinian Territories: 40-year-old Deab Abu Malik herds his sheep in the Jordan Valley on the West Bank. Ecumenical Accompaniers from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine in Israel accompany shepherds in many parts of the West Bank, providing an international presence known to have a mitigating effect on confrontations between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians. EAs' presence also helps Palestinians access lands they otherwise might not have dared to continue to cultivate. In the West Bank’s Area C, any land that isn’t cultivated for a period of three years becomes property of the state, the shepherds explain, so accessing their lands regularly is vital for the communities and their herds.

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Easter Initiative 2023

This year at Easter, the WCC is highlighting current realities and challenges related to religious holidays in the Holy Land.

This year at Easter, the WCC is highlighting current realities and challenges related to religious holidays in the Holy Land, joining with local communities in action and prayer; to ensure that freedom of worship is protected in a land so worthy of justice, peace, and dignity.

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ה-WCC מספקת משאבים על מנת לסייע לאנשים לחפש גישה ללא חסמים אל ירושלים במהלך חגיגות חג הפסחא

 מועצת הכנסיות העולמית (WCC) מספקת משאבים—כולל מכתב לדוגמה ורעיונות הפצה—הקוראים לממשלת ישראל ולכל ממשלות העולם להבטיח גישה ללא חסמים אל המקומות בקדושים בירושלים במהלך חגיגות חג הפסחא המתקרב.

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