Forum on the Crisis in the Holy Land - Recording and Further Reading

Forum on the Crisis in the Holy Land - November 12, 2023 + Carol and Ryan LaHurd and Raneem Salem

Video timestamps:
0:00 Carol LaHurd - History and context
17:30 Ryan LaHurd - How language is being used as a tool in this context
32:40 Raneem Salem - Personal essay on the lifelong impact of the Occupation of Palestine


Click here to read Raneem’s essay.

Click here to view the “take-aways” sheet.

Click here to view a sheet of links to comprehensive background information, including articles, essays, videos, podcasts, and more.

Calls for Action:

  • Call your lawmakers today and urge them to take a stand for an immediate ceasefire. Visit 5calls.org to easily be guided through calling your representatives with pre-populated scripts and numbers based on your zip code.

  • ELCA Call for a cease-fire

  • Support Lutheran Disaster Response here.

  • Ways to take action from Churches for Middle East Peace (of which ELCA is an active member)

  • Action Toolkit: Demand Ceasefire in Gaza (Collective Resource document with links and scripts to call and email your representatives in Congress)

  • Call to protect Gaza civilians from B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories

Background: