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From historic Palestine to today |
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https://visualizingpalestine.org/downloadable-exhibit/
DISPLACEMENT
These visuals and images document Israel’s ongoing expulsion and erasure of Palestinians from their land. Often referred to as the ongoing Nakba, or catastrophe in English, Palestinians have endured displacement for generations.
FRAGMENTATION
Displacement is compounded by Israel’s deliberate attempts to separate Palestinians from each other, from their land, and from the world. Despite codifying apartheid and enacting a settler colonial state, Palestinians persist and navigate Israel’s systems of oppression to overcome fragmentation.
RETURN & FUTURE VISIONING
The right of return is central to the Palestinian struggle for liberation. We must imagine and dream about what is possible so Palestinians can exercise their right to return, and live in a world free from oppression and settler colonialism.
“A cry of hope in the absence of all hope, a cry full of prayer and faith in a God ever vigilant, in God’s divine providence for all the inhabitants of this land.”
Kairos Palestine Document
New: Kairos II – Faith in a time of Genocide
Our partner Kairos Palestine have launched their renewed Kairos document: A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide, calling us to greater costly solidarity with the Palestinian people.
14 November 2025.
Kairos Palestine – The Palestinian Christian Initiative
A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide
We, the Palestinian Christian Ecumenical Initiative, issued the Kairos Palestine Document in 2009 — “A word of faith, hope, and love from the heart of Palestinian suffering.” The Heads of Churches in Jerusalem heard this cry, welcomed it, and offered their support. Likewise, the document resonated widely, both locally and internationally. Then, as now, we gathered — women and men, clergy and laity — from across the different church families in Palestine. After prayer and reflection on the suffering of our people under occupation, we released that cry of hope in the absence of hope, affirming our faith in God and our love for our homeland, convinced that our struggle is ultimately about human life and dignity.
We live now in a time of genocide, ethnic cleansing and forced displacement unfolding before the eyes of the world. This moment — a moment of truth — demands from us a new stand unlike any before it. It is both a decisive moment and. Today, we renew our stand for truth and our commitment to fundamental religious, theological and moral principles. We look at our reality and take a renewed stand, responding to the voice of the Holy Spirit deep within us, listening to the call of faith in this time of genocide. We renew our message of faith, hope, and love — offering a faith-inspired vision for the time after genocide.
You can read the full document here: Final_Kairos_document_II_English.pdf