Johnathan Paoli
THE South African Council of Churches (SACC) has called upon the international community to intensify its stance and actions against the conflict taking place in the Gaza region.
A delegation of religious leaders returned to the country on Thursday after spending a little over a week in Palestine.
This follows a group of SA’s Christian leaders participation in a global delegation that spent Christmas in Bethlehem in solidarity with Palestinian Christians from the conflict-ridden region.
Struggle veteran and cleric Reverend Frank Chikane led the delegation to the Palestinian town, south of Jerusalem in the West Bank, and included a meeting with released Palestinian prisoners and families of Israeli hostages.
The delegation included the SACC GS Malusi Mpumlwana, Council of African Independent Churches Archbishop GS Thami Ngcana as well as delegates from the Anglican and Dutch Reformed churches.
The trip was organised by Kairos Southern Africa in collaboration with
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