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November 20th, 2012

Prayers for Peacemakers, November 21, 2012

God, be a pillar of nonviolent defense against occupation, apartheid, domination, theft, bombardment, phosphorus chemical weapons, missiles, drones, assassination of journalists, propaganda, home demolition, sexism, racism and despair. Let offenses yield to nationhood, dignity and zealous compliance with the Geneva Conventions in Gaza and everywhere.

November 19th

AL-KHALIL (HEBRON) REFLECTION: Steadfast Resistance

A shopkeeper facing intimidation and the threat of vandalism lays claim to the peace intoned by those who want him gone.

 

November 18th

AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): Clouds darken over Palestine

Repercussions of military action between Israeli and Palestinian fighting forces are being felt in al-Khalil (Hebron).

November 15th

IRAQI KURDISTAN REFLECTION: Dancing into tomorrow

Our peoples have struggled against each other for centuries, oppressed and oppressors, fighting for money, power and control. Yet here, as the music played, there was peace.

November 14th

Prayers for Peacemakers, November 14, 2012

Give thanks for the freedom, after eight months of imprisonment, of Colombian mother and peacebuilder Claudia Maria Mayorga, for her and her family’s witness that landed her there, and for seeing them all faithfully through a season of apostolic endurance.

COLOMBIA: Just in time

Christian Peacemaker Teams and its Colombia project give thanks to the God of life for the 1 November release, after eight months of imprisonment, of Claudia Maria Mayorga. 

November 8th

IRAQI KURDISTAN: Fatal Turkish bombing prompts call to defend Kurdish civilians

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Turkish air strikes in northern Iraqi Kurdistan on 7 November killed two civilian men and injured two others.

IRAQI KURDISTAN: Syrian refugees’ travails continue in exile

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Syrian refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan, aided by UN programs, still face daunting challenges, whether in or outside a refugee camp.

            

November 7th

Prayers for Peacemakers, November 7, 2012

Ask God for eyes to see, appreciate, honor and acknowledge lavish giving by people others habitually use, impoverish, objectify, take advantage of, slight, mistrust, second-guess, one-up, doubt, fear, ignore, tolerate, patronize, pity or pigeonhole. Ask that defensiveness may give way to mutuality.

November 6th

AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): UNICEF Ambassador visits Hebron

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Agnes Chan visited the old city of Hebron and the CPT office November 6 together with a UNICEF delegation to see first hand effects of the occupation on children and their education.