World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel will focus on protecting children
World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel will focus on protecting children
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Thu, 07/30/2026 - 12:18
The World Council of Churches (WCC) World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel will focus on protecting children.
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23 November 2022, Bethlehem, Palestine: A young boy enters checkpoint 300 in Bethlehem. The checkpoint, which separates Bethlehem and the West Bank from the city of Jerusalem, sees thousands of Palestinians pass through daily, many of them for work in the city of Jerusalem.
Photo: Albin Hillert, all rights reserved
The theme is from Psalms 127:3, “ Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord.”
The special week in September includes the UN International Day of Peace on 21 September. The WCC is encouraging church organizations, congregations, and people of faith to bear a common witness by participating in prayer services, educational events, and acts of support for children lost in the war, left without parents, traumatised, and afraid.
A UN Human rights council Independent International Commission of Inquiry report concluded that “ The essence of childhood has been destroyed” for…
