OpEdNews - Page 5 of Article: The Ongoing NAKBA and Vanunu

·         to insist on full implementation of all United Nations resolutions and all human rights requirements in international law which pertain to Israel's withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories and the right of return for Palestinian refugees;

·         to insist on greater freedom of movement and more humane conditions in the occupied territories;

·         to insist that Israel accord equal rights to all its citizens, Jewish and Palestinian alike;

·         to divest themselves from investments in companies that enable the occupation;

·         to insist that Israel lift its ongoing siege and collective punishments which prevent the free movement of people, goods and humanitarian aid in and out of Gaza; and finally

·         to support the work of Sabeel in its efforts to build bridges of nonviolence between people in all the monotheistic religions represented in the region.

We have heard the call of urgency from our fellow Christians in this holy land.

As in Jesus' own day, so Bethlehem lies under military occupation today surrounded by a prison wall. Our memories of the birth of The Child of Bethlehem 2000 years ago are contrasted and challenged by the reality of the children and the parents and the grandparents of Bethlehem today. As followers of that holy child, may our spirits meet in Bethlehem's streets as we join in prayers and actions for light and life!

May we seek creatively to disturb the status quo with acts born of the Spirit of courage, love and truth.

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