RAMALLAH, June 30, 2025 (WAFA) – The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine, led by Ramzi Khoury, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has called on church leaders worldwide to take a clear and public stance against the crimes and violations committed by Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian people.

In an official letter, accompanied by a report documenting grave human rights violations, the committee highlighted the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in mass destruction and catastrophic human loss, amid what it described as disturbing international silence.

The letter emphasized that Israel's actions—including killings, arrests, and forced displacement—are not confined to Gaza, but extend to the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, where systematic ethnic cleansing, colonization, and religious violations are intensifying.

The committee denounced Israel's continued aggression, carried out in blatant violation for international law and human rights conventions, and called for moral stance that rejects complicity and stands for justice and human dignity.

The committee called on church leaders to use their voice and spiritual influence to expose the crimes of the occupation, call for an end to all forms of support or silence toward it, and demand accountability before international forums, in line with Christian principles that call for the protection of human beings and the elimination of injustice.

The letter concluded with a powerful statement:

“Silence and inaction serve only to empower the oppressor and allow impunity to prevail.”

Y.S