PJN Advocacy Blog
All of PJN’s calls to action, official statements, and reflections from members in one place.
IPMN Responds To US Decision To Cease All Funding To UNRWA
September 6, 2018 — As the current and past moderators of the Israel Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (USA), we strongly condemn the action taken last week by the State Department to completely withdraw US funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
The timing of this decision is contemptible, as Palestinian schools that receive UNRWA funding have just returned to session. This deliberately timed decision was made to force the most vulnerable Palestinians to bear the burden of the US action.
IPMN's 223rd GA (St. Louis) Report
Click here for our report of the 223rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in St. Louis, Missouri from June 16 - 23, 2018.
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Deplores Killings in Gaza, Supports Equality for Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Press Release — June 23, 2018 — Following overwhelming votes opposing federal and state laws designed to suppress Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns in support of Palestinian human rights, and opposing the muzzling of debate and discussion about Israel’s illegal military occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) last evening took further action condemning the recent violence directed against Palestinians during the Great March of Return in Gaza.
PC(USA) Deepens its support for Palestine: Report from 223rd General Assembly
June 21, 2018 — St. Louis, Missouri
The Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), IPMN, is pleased to announce voting results at the denomination’s biennial General Assembly in St. Louis regarding human rights for Palestine.
Reflections on The Nakba at 70: What the Nakba Means to Us
by Nahida Halaby Gordon and Sami A. Halaby
“It has been slightly more than 70 years since we had to leave our home, our Palestine, and our Palestinian community of family, friends, and neighbors. It was a traumatic event in our lives, which we relive year after year…”
PCUSA signs Ecumenical Statement - The Nakba, 70 Years On: Seeking a Hopeful Future in a Time of Yearning
The following ecumenical statement was issued on the 70 years since the establishment of the State of Israel and the resulting Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe).
For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. ~ Jeremiah 29:11
May 13, 2018 — Over the past several weeks, the world has witnessed the assertion of rights by the Palestinian people of Gaza—rights as refugees, rights as human beings, and rights as a people living under foreign military control. The largely nonviolent demonstrations have brought attention to the Palestinian presence and circumstance, as well as to the lethal Israeli military response with which the protestors have been met.