Prominent Palestinian Christian figures welcomed the release of the “Kairos Palestine II” document, launched recently amidst the war on Gaza, affirming that it represents a renewal of the Palestinian Church’s message and a clear call to confront genocide and expose the global decline in human values.
Rev. Dr. Munther Ishaq, pastor of the Lutheran Evangelical Church in Ramallah and a member of the board of directors of Kairos Palestine, said that Kairos II comes within a new context and expresses “theology and faith in a time of genocide,” addressing what it means to be a church under such conditions.
“It is also an embodiment of the theology of resilience and hope. The document is written in clear, unambiguous language that calls for naming things. It considers Zionism and Christian Zionism to be racist, exclusionary, and colonial ideologies. Kairos II insists that no political solution can be legitimate unless it begins with the truth.”
Pastor Ishaq emphasized to Milhilard.org that while much has been said about political solutions, “reality says otherwise. Talking about a political solution today is meaningless if we do not begin by acknowledging the historical injustice inflicted on Palestinians since the inception of the Zionist movement and the Balfour Declaration. Settler colonialism and the apartheid system based on Jewish supremacy must be dismantled… We reject any state with conditions and diminished sovereignty. We demand international protection, accountability, and reparations.”
He continued: “True solutions will be based on justice, equality, and self-determination, not the logic of force. Kairos II is not a beautification of suffering; it is a call to persevere… to hope… to rebuild… to reject annihilation. It is a call to take up the cross. Our perseverance is our witness. Our hope is our resistance. Our survival is our proclamation of life.”
Rev. Dr. Hanna Katanasho
Rev. Dr. Hanna Katanasho, Academic Dean of Nazareth Evangelical College, stated that the document expresses “the thoughts of a group of Palestinians who are suffering immense pain and facing the killing of children and injustice.” He explained that it is an attempt “to bring this context into God’s presence to understand His will and spread a message of peace and love in light of justice.”
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by:Daoud Kuttab, Milhilard.org
