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Church of the Brethren Newsline
May 13, 2021
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem” Psalm 122:6
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) has issued a statement condemning the violence in Jerusalem and calling for the Biden administration to intervene immediately. The Church of the Brethren is a member organization of CMEP. The statement, from May 10, 2021, follows:
Over the past several days we have seen a sharp increase in violence in Jerusalem including assaults against Muslims worshipping at al-Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, a violation of religious freedom. On Monday, May 10, 2021, during Jerusalem Day events, Israeli police forces used rubber bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters against Muslim worshipers at the al-Aqsa mosque. Orthodox Israeli participants attempted to break into the compound through locked gates. Per the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, 331 Palestinians were injured, 250 of whom were hospitalized. With tensions escalating by the hour,
Heavy bombing by Israel is causing a catastrophic situation in Gaza
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MAY 13, 2021 - Recent violence in Jerusalem and airstrikes on Gaza - which have injured hundreds of people and killed dozens, including children are having a devastating impact on communities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. MSF said the force used by Israeli police is unacceptable. The Israeli bombing is incredibly heavy and stronger than previous bombing campaigns, said Hellen Ottens-Patterson, MSF head of mission in the OPT. Relentless bombing has destroyed many homes and buildings all around us. It s not safe to go outside, and no one is safe inside, people are trapped. Emergency health workers are taking incredible but necessary risks to move around.
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Rasha Budeiri, 38, a Sheikh Jarrah resident, told
The New Arab s Arabic-language service on Monday night: What we are seeing is an ongoing
Nakba against Palestinians, referring to the mass forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians by Zionist militias which accompanied the creation of Israel in 1948. It is not surprising in view of Israel’s actions and daily crimes. A good Palestinian for them is a dead Palestinian and that’s what they are working to achieve, whether in Sheikh Jarrah, or Al-Aqsa Mosque or Lod, or Ramleh, or Gaza.
Meanwhile, at least 62 people, including 14 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip by Israeli airstrikes with 335 people wounded, according to the local ministry of health.
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