Friends of Sabeel North America, our partner in the United States, is hosting a live Saturday Easter Service with elders in Jerusalem live online. This event will feature prayers, readings, and hymns intended to bring hearts closer together as closures continue to…
Read more >As we are encouraged to self-isolate, we are reminded of our interconnectedness with one another. We are reminded of the importance of community, solidarity, and internationalism. And as we think of one another, Palestine is on our minds and in our…
Read more >Over 40 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Palestine, with most cases clustered around an outbreak in Bethlehem, leading to the city being closed to outsiders in an effort to contain the spread. A lack of resources and a weak…
Read more >A report has been published online which features interviews with some of the snipers who were responsible for shooting thousands of Palestinian protestors in Gaza during the Great March of Return. The language and way that the soldiers describe their actions…
Read more >In November of 2019, a delegation of church leaders visited Israel and Palestine with the objective of drafting a report on how to support peacebuilding efforts in the Holy Land and specifically how to support women’s rights and grassroots women’s movements…
Read more >As the Wet’suwet’en continue their protest against the Canadian government and RCMP, we would like to share the stories of solidarity between Palestinians and the world’s indigenous peoples and how they have formed deep bonds of cooperation and sympathy due to…
Read more >After long delay and anticipation, the United Nations has released a list of corporations that conduct activities in and are therefore complicit in the existence of illegal settlements in the West Bank. You can download the full list and statement from the UN…
Read more >Kairos Canada, alongside its member churches and partners, has written an open letter calling on Canada to publically reject the “Deal of the Century” and defend Palestinian rights to self-determination. The plan would see Israel annex large swaths of the West…
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The Canadian Friends of Sabeel is committed to standing in solidarity with Palestinians, and raising awareness in Canada of the struggle of Palestinian Christians, while joining all people in Palestine and Israel striving for peace with justice toward reconciliation.
