We are a Canadian Christian voice for Palestinian liberation.
Through education and engagement, we support the struggle for equality in justice, freedom, and human rights of Palestinians living under apartheid and the illegal Israeli military occupation. With partners around the world, we work non-violently for a just and durable peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
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Updates
News, highlights, and updates from Canadian Friends of Sabeel.
Bi-weekly Bulletins
Our bi-weekly e-bulletin provides regular updates on our work, the work of our partners, and the situation in Palestine. Sign up to receive bulletins sent directly to your email inbox!
Featured Programming
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JGML 2024
Thanks to all those who attended our annual James Graff Memorial Lecture on November 4, 2024 with Shadia Qubti and Daniel Bannoura on the topic: "One Year Later: Our Response to Genocide and Occupation in Palestine."
A recording of the lecture is now available.
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Authentic Christian Pilgrimage
CFOS has developed a tool to ensure that Canadian Christian groups visiting the Holy Land do so in a way that meaningfully engages the local Palestinian Christian community, acknowledges Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories, and operates in a way that is consistent with international law. The Authentic Christian Pilgrimage tool provides a set of principles for Canadian church or para-church groups to help them plan and implement itineraries for groups visiting the Holy Land.
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From a Sabeel Conference to a Solidarity Pilgrimage
Due to ongoing developments in Palestine and the Middle East, Sabeel's November 2024 International Conference has been reconfigured into a Solidarity Pilgrimage!
The Solidarity Pilgrimage will put the principles of Palestinian Liberation Theology into practice as we visit, accompany, and listen to Palestinian communities that are suffering ever-escalating injustices.
Featured Resources
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Bulletins
Canadian Friends of Sabeel engages in ongoing programs and short-term projects to fulfill our mission of supporting the Palestinian struggle for justice and freedom and to build a just peace for Palestinians and Israelis. Subscribe to our Bulletin to keep up to date on our work.
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Peace Vigil Resource
In the context of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and Israel’s subsequent military onslaught on Gaza, CFOS produced a resource for Canadian congregations and communities to grieve the violence and to pray for peace. This resource describes how to organize a public witness event or peace vigil.
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Fr Robert Assaly Memorial
Re-watch our memorial of Robert’s life, work, and commitment to Canadian Friends of Sabeel.
“Our question to our brothers and sisters in the Churches today is: Are you able to help us get our freedom back, for this is the only way you can help the two peoples attain justice, peace, security and love?”
— Kairos Palestine document, 2009