Lutheran leaders who met in Bethlehem have reiterated a call for Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories held since 1967 and affirmed their commitment to implementation of the international “roadmap” for peace in the Holy Land.
Bethlehem – Lutheran leaders who met in Bethlehem have reiterated a call for Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories held since 1967 and affirmed their commitment to
implementation of the international “roadmap” for peace in the Holy Land. They said the roadmap was crucial to establishing a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, with a shared city of Jerusalem. They also called for measures to help counter the decline in the numbers of Christians in the Holy Land and for Lutheran World Federation member churches to encourage
pilgrimages of peace to the churches in the region.
