Forum on the Crisis in the Holy Land - November 12, 2023 + Carol and Ryan LaHurd and Raneem Salem
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.
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:
Find updated resources and statements from the ELCA here.
Our companion, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
Dar Al-Kalima University Gaza program, with Lutheran President Mitri Raheb
The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem Statement on the Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
The Situation in Gaza: A Briefing (Webinar, Foundation for Middle East Peace)
"The Root of Violence Is Oppression" - (Blog, Jewish Voice for Peace)
Ceasefire Now Resolution from U.S. Reps. Bush, Tlaib, Carson, Lee, and Ramirez
History and background from the United Nations
Gaza background from the Israeli non-profit Gisha