Iran Nuclear Deal Petition
MOGC and Pax Christi USA are collecting signatures for the following petition.
Urge Congress: Do not support annexation of the West Bank
Urge Congress to pass a resoution that would ensure the U.S. does not recognize nor fund the annexation of the occupied West Bank.
CMEP Opposes Israeli Annexation and Secretary Pompeo’s Greenlighting on Behalf of U.S.
Churches for Middle East Peace, a coalition of which the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns is a member, issued the following statement regarding the Secretary Pompeo’s implied support for Israel’s plan to annex portions of the West Bank.
COVID-19 and Middle East Sanctions
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other faith-based organizations in sending the following letter to the Trump administration urging the government to reconsider its use or support of sanctions or economic restrictions in the Middle East – particularly in Iran, Syria, and Gaza – in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CMEP Statement on Israel-Palestine “Peace Plan”
Churches for Middle East Peace, a network of organizations working for peace in Israel-Palestine of which MOGC is a member, released the following statement on February 25 on the Trump administration’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan for Israel-Palestine.
Third Thursday: Oppose the Trump administration’s “peace plan” for Israel/Palestine
Urge Congress to hold oppose this plan and any efforts to move forward with it, including efforts to annex settlements and the Jordan Valley.
Faith Statement on Escalating Violence with Iran
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joins FCNL and other partners in issuing a faith-based statement opposing additional violent aggression towards Iran.
December 2019
Middle East Notes Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous issues of Middle East Notes Read the PDF version of this issue Important Announcement: This will be the last issue of Middle East Notes. We strongly encourage readers to…
November 2019
Middle East Notes Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous issues of Middle East Notes Read the PDF version of this issue Important Announcement: December 2019 will be the last issue of Middle East Notes. We strongly encourage readers…
October 2019
Middle East Notes Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous issues of Middle East Notes Read the PDF version of this issue Churches for Middle East Peace wrote to President Trump outlining their recommendations for U.S. policies that would…
September 2019
Middle East Notes Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous issues of Middle East Notes Read the PDF version of this issue Commentary: Most modern-day Israelis, religious and secular, believe that all the land between the Mediterranean Sea and…
August 2019
Middle East Notes Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous issues of Middle East Notes Read the PDF version of this issue Note: This issue of Middle East Notes includes only one article due to a summer break for…
July 2019
Middle East Notes Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous issues of Middle East Notes Read the PDF version of this issue The five articles and secondary links in this issue of the Middle East Notes focus on the…
Israel-Palestine: New economic peace plan
Palestinians deride new U.S.-led peace plan as an “economy first” approach doomed to fail.
Iran: Letter to Congress to stop march to war
Escalating tensions between Iran and the United States have raised the prospect of a military conflict. The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and 61 organizations sent the following letter to Congress on May 21, 2019.
June 2019
Middle East Notes Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous issues of Middle East Notes Read the PDF version of this issue The four featured articles in this issue of the Middle East focus on the new election for prime…
Say No to War with Iran
Tell Congress to prevent war with Iran.
April-May 2019
Please note: Opinions expressed in the following articles do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Read previous issues of Middle East Notes Read the PDF version of this issue The seven featured articles in this issue of the Middle East Notes focus on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent…