SADAKA - The Ireland Palestine Alliance

REGULAR PUBLICATIONS

REPORTS

"Palestine: A Christian Response to Occupation" Factual information on the demise of the Christian population in Palestine and responses of the Christian churches to the Occupation of Palestine. In particular, it presents key points of 'Palestine Kairos', a paper produced by Christian leaders in Palestine in December 2009 which describes the military occupation as a ‘sin against God and humanity’ and further calls for an international system of economic sanctions and boycott to be applied against Israel. Click to download PDF from Sadaka website	"Silently Displaced in the West Bank" Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel ‘s latest focused report on Internally Displaced People. The report includes first-hand testimonies and evidence gathered in the field by Ecumenical Accompaniers, along with a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon. Click to download from the website	"Shrinking Space" This UN report examines how Israeli measures, such as the Barrier, settlements and closures have impacted Palestinian livelihoods, development and residential expansion in the Bethlehem governorate. Only 13% of Bethlehem land is available for Palestinian use out of 660 sq. kilometres and much of it is fragmented. Click to download	"Life Under Occupation" An introduction to the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Produced by The Joint Advocacy Initiative of the East Jerusalem YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) and YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) of Palestine. December 2010 Click to download PDF from the website
"UN Report on Religious and Cultural Rights" Religious and cultural rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Click to download	"Sanctity Denied" The destruction and abuse of Muslim and Christian Holy Places in Israel. This report was part funded by the Irish Government through the Christian Aid/ Development Cooperation Ireland Multi Annual Partnership Scheme (MAPS) 2004. Click to download	"Palestine/Israel – Principles For A Just Peace" A position paper of the Irish Commission for Justice and Social Affairs (ICJSA) a Commission of the Irish Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference, January 2007. Click to download	"Vatican’s historic Synod for the Middle East" Full report on the Vatican’s historic Synod for the Middle East with an introduction by Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Click to download from the Latin Patriarchate website
"Mamilla Cemetery" Campaign to preserve Mamilla Cemetery Jerusalem. The Mamilla cemetery has been a Muslim burial ground since the 7th century, when companions of the Prophet Muhammad were reputedly buried there. Before that, it was the site of a Byzantine church and cemetery. Currently Israeli state authorities have allowed this burial ground to be desecrated, unearthing the dead to build a "Museum of Tolerance"? Click to download	"An Unjust Settlement" Israel's settlement project in the West Bank is one of the main obstacles to a just peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Yet the human impact of the settlements is often ignored. This 100-page report examines the effects of the settlements on Palestinian communities. Click to download	"Christians in Palestine" A short report from The Friends of Al Aqua. Click to download	"Isolating Bethlehem" A short report from The Friends of Al Aqua. Click to download

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

"The Olive Tree Calendar 2012" Calendar in both Arabic and English: Monthly topics related to the Olive Trees, land, and occupation, listing Christian and Muslim feasts and holidays, Palestinians and international memorials and feasts, and the JAI events. Produced by The Joint Advocacy Initiative of the East Jerusalem YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) and YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) of Palestine. Click to download PDF from the website	Come and See A call from Palestinian Christians providing guidelines for Christians contemplating a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Produced by the Ecumenical Coalition on Tourism. Click to download PDF from the website	"A Theological Reflection on Accompaniment " What does it mean to accompany? In this EAPPI booklet, Christian scholars and former Ecumenical Accompaniers explore their experiences, the theological context and religious significance of EAPPI's work. Click to download	"Maria Khoury Letters" (PDF 2.5MB) A series of letters and messages for 2010 from Maria Khoury reflecting the viewpoint of a Christian woman living her life under under occupation. Click to download from Sadaka website
"Fighting The Good Fight" (PDF 847kB) A series of articles on Gaza expressing the views of an Australian Anglican Parish priest, community worker, martial arts master, pro boxer, author and father of four. Click to download from Sadaka website	"Center of the World" A visual guide to the Holy Sepulchre. The Holy Land Association gives voice to the Franciscan Custody’s desire for everyone’s collaboration in the preservation of the Holy Places and the Christian presence in the Middle East. Click to download	"Living Stones" A visual celebration of the Native indigenous Christian Presence the "Living Stones" of the Holy Land. Click to download	"A Moral Choice" Booklet from Jewish Voice for Peace on divesting from the Israeli occupation. Click to download

HISTORIC DOCUMENTS

"Basic Agreement between the Holy See and the PLO, Jubilee Year 2000" Including a call "for a peaceful solution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which would realize the inalienable national legitimate rights and aspirations of the Palestinian People". Click to read online	"The Jerusalem Declaration on Christian Zionism" A statement by the Patriarch and heads of local churches in Jerusalem. Click to download	"The Separation Wall" A statement by the Patriarch and heads of local churches in Jerusalem. Click to download	Correspondence between the Vatican and the UN Correspondence between the Vatican and the UN relating to Israel’s 1967 war, Jerusalem and the Holy Places, with closing remark regarding Israel’s policy on the Middle East. Click to download from Sadaka website
"Position of the Holy See concerning Jerusalem" Official document of the UN Security Council from 1980 reaffirming the Holy See’s position on Jerusalem and the Holy Places. A request for judicial recognition of the religious “plurality” of Jerusalem so that no one feels "subordinate with regard to the other". Click to read online	"REDEMPTORIS NOSTRI CRUCIATUS" An Encyclical of Pope Pius XII on the Holy Places in Palestine (1949). This Encyclical includes a condemnation of the circumstances of Palestinian refugees "who have been forced by the disastrous war to emigrate and even live in exile in concentration camps, the prey to destitution, contagious disease and perils of every sort". Click to read online	"IN MULTIPLICIBUS CURIS" An Encyclical of Pope Pius XII on Prayers for Peace in Palestine (1948). This Encyclical includes a demand on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church for recognition of the "International" character of Jerusalem. Click to read online	"Auspicia Quaedam" Encyclical of Pope Pius XII on world peace and a solution to the problem of Palestine, (1948). "If there exists any place that ought to be most dear to every cultured person, surely it is Palestine" Click to read online

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