Council releases media briefing on digital visit to the Holy Land
[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches, accompanied by partners from the Middle East Council of Churches, ACT Alliance and Caritas Internationalis, released a video media briefing on a recent ecumenical solidarity visit to the Holy Land held online Aug. 7-8. The visit served as an opportunity to accompany member churches and ecumenical partners, listen to their voices and perspectives, amplify their calls, and remind the world of what is needed to bring about peace in the region.
WCC general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay and the rest of the delegation all expressed regret that an in-person visit to the Holy Land, originally scheduled for Aug. 5-9, was postponed — but reiterated that the online solidarity visit still gave them a deeper, more profound understanding of local churches and people.
“Our intention was really to visit Gaza, given the realities of the situation there,” said Pillay. “One of the deepest impressions on me in this visit was the conversations with the people who are working in Gaza. I think this created a deeper understanding of what was taking place. The world needs to stop, to listen, and the international communities need to respond more. It was deep, profound and powerful in terms of realizing the need to get involved — and to get involved with significant change.”
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