Resources for education and action

(Note that some of these resources are not written by KAIROS and do not necessarily reflect KAIROS policy.)

Resources and statements

· Our Continuing Hope for a Just Peace in the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict. KAIROS policy, 17 September 2002 (See A summary of KAIROS' position on Israel-Palestine for a shorter version of this policy.)

Economic Advocacy Measures: Options for KAIROS Members for the Promotion of Peace in Palestine and Israel (KAIROS document, 7 January 2008, PDF format)

The Occupation: background and impacts

· Palestine NGOs Environmental Network: Wall Fact Sheet (PDF format)

· Beyond Road Maps and Walls:  The Link newsletter, January-March 2004 (PDF format)

· Abdullah’s Spring: Water use in Israel and Palestine (KAIROS resource, September 2006, PDF format)

· Human Rights Commission report, March 2003. QUESTION OF THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES, INCLUDING PALESTINE.

Economic Advocacy Measures

(see also our web links)

· Statement from KAIROS partner Sabeel: A non-violent response to the Occupation-- a call for morally responsible investment (Palm Sunday, 2005) PDF format

· Economic Advocacy Measures: Options for KAIROS Members for the Promotion of Peace in Palestine and Israel

Action and advocacy

 International Church Action for Peace in Palestine (ICAPPI) World Council of Churches Worship Resources for June 4-10 2008:

· Bulletin insert (PDF) and supplementary prayers and resources (PDF)

· End 40 Years Of Illegal Occupation. Negotiate A Just Peace Now! Church action for justice in Israel-Palestine, June 2007

Partner and church statements

· Sabeel International Young Adult Conference: Statement. (July 2007, PDF format)

· A Wake-Up Call! Sabeel’s Statement on the New Realities in Palestine (election commentary, 4 February 2006)

· The Human Right to Peace in the Middle East, Feb 2005. Address By Hon. David Kilgour, M.P. Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont: Opening Ceremony for the MacEwan Model UN Assembly 

· Sabeel statement on the Road Map to Peace (23 May 2003 ) 

· World Council of Churches statement on the ecumenical response to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Holy Land, 2 September 2002

Theological reflection and worship materials

  International Church Action for Peace in Palestine (ICAPPI) World Council of Churches Worship Resources for June 4-10 2008:

· Bulletin insert (PDF) and supplementary prayers and resources (PDF)

· End 40 Years Of Illegal Occupation. Negotiate A Just Peace Now! Church action for justice in Israel-Palestine, June 2007

 · An Historical Account of Christian Zionism (Don Wagner)

· The 5th International Sabeel Conference Statement: "Challenging Christian Zionism" (18 April 2004, PDF format) 

· Sitting Under the Vine: A Theology of Exile and Return (Alain Epp Weaver)