Walling Off A School for Peace

I understand the Israeli need to feel secure, but this wall their building has become more than a security fence. It has become a means of destroying lives and undermines peace.

As we near Christmas Eve, word comes that a school for peacemaking that brings together Jewish, Christian, and Muslim young people is facing closure and demolition -- or at least parts of the school are.

Read the story and pray for changed hearts.

Ibrahim Issa, the Hope Flowers School's co-director says:

In a message sent to supporters to mark the Christmas season, Mr Issa explained: "[Our] school needs your support, like never before. The school is a beacon of light within a harsh reality. Today the 'Little town of Bethlehem' is imprisoned behind a giant concrete wall and a winding electronic fence."

He concluded: "Huge Israeli checkpoints surround the area completely restricting the freedom of movement for Palestinians, preventing them from reaching the outside world, from gainful employment, from their agricultural lands, from pursuing higher education, from adequate medical treatment or worshipping where they choose."

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