Sixteen years after the original Kairos Palestine document captured global attention, Palestinian Christian leaders have released a new landmark text titled “Kairos Palestine II: Faith in a Time of Genocide.” Issued from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Nazareth, the 2025 document calls the world’s churches and moral communities to confront what it describes as genocide, apartheid, and settler colonialism against the Palestinian people.
Attending the launch event were prominent Palestinian Christian leaders representing all major families: Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant. Former Latin Patriarch Michele Sabbah, Orthodox Bishop Atallah Hanna, Lutheran Bishop Suni Azzar, Rev Jack Sar,a Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance’s MENA chapter, were among the many Church and lay leaders attending the launch at the Bethlehem Bible College.
The new declaration is framed as a “moment of truth” and a renewed cry of “faith, hope, and love” in the midst of unprecedented suffering—especially the devastation in Gaza.
Document Describes Gaza War as Genocide
The text states that Israeli military actions in Gaza have resulted in “hundreds of thousands of martyrs and wounded, and nearly two million displaced,” and argues that international legal findings have affirmed genocide and crimes against humanity.
It describes the destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure—including hospitals, schools, housing, and water systems—as “a catastrophe that will take years to recover from.”
Strong Critique of Global Silence and Christian Complicity
The document sharply criticizes Western governments for “double standards” and “hollow values,” accusing them of enabling Israeli policies while preaching human rights.
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by Daoud Kuttab– Milhilard.org
