Es ist eine Vereinigung von Christen und Kirchen verbundenen Organisationen in Palästina (Westjordanland, inklusive Ost – Jerusalem und dem Gaza Streifen). Sie arbeitet daran, die Stimmen und Botschaften der palästinensischen Christen zu vereinen und befürwortet Gerechtigkeit in der Palästinensischen Sache.
Die NCCOP kooperiert mit der Palästinensischen Christlichen Initiative (PCI) und dem Ökumenischen Rat der Kirchen. Sie organisieren gemeinsame Aktivitäten in Palästina und International und senden gemeinsame Stellungsnahmen und Aufrufe an die internationalen Kirchen und christlichen Gemeinschaften.
Letter - Call to the Vatican
National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine
Jerusalem June 10th, 2012
To His Eminence
Tarcisio Card. Bertoni
Vatican City
Fax: 0039 06 69885255
c/o
H.E. Msgr Antonio Franco
Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine
Your Eminence
We, representatives of the Christian-related organizations in Palestine, have learned of the possible agreement to be signed between the Holy See and the State of Israel with respect to legal and financial issues, following the Fundamental Agreement of 1993. We write you today with a serious concern regarding this prospect, and we sincerely hope that Your Eminence will hear our voice.
We are grateful for all what the Holy See is doing for the benefit of the Christians in this Holy Land, as well as for the benefit and the peace of all those who are in this Land.
Our concerns about the agreement are two:
If East Jerusalem goes unmentioned in the agreement, this will serve as an implicit acknowledgment of its annexation by Israel: a dangerous precedent that will be understood as a change in the constant position of the Holy See and would pose a serious setback with respect to political and human rights for all Palestinians, both Christians and non-Christians.
We urge Your Eminence, while asking for the blessings of His Holiness Pope Benedict, to do your best to put on hold the coming agreement until its wording is clearly differentiating between Israel proper and occupied territories under Israeli administration and control such as and in particular East Jerusalem. This we ask in the name of Justice and peace and for the benefit of Christians and others in this Holy Land.
With all our best regards and high appreciation to your leadership
With God's Blessing
Faithfully Yours
The National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine NCCOP
(cc. Msgr. D. Mamberti ; Secretary for Relations of states Fax : 0039 06 69885364)
Jerusalem:
Gaza:
NECC office
Bethlehem:
Network of Christian Organizations in Bethlehem (NCOB):
National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine, Fax: 00972 2 6274499