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What is EAPPI?

EAPPI accompanies Palestinians and Israelis in nonviolent actions and carries out advocacy efforts to end the occupation. Participants monitor and report violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. They offer protection through a nonviolent presence and stand in solidarity with the churches and all those struggling against the occupation.

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Volunteer

A volunteer accompanier serves for three months in a West Bank city or a small village sharing the in the day to day lives of Palestinian people, or supporting Israelis in nonviolent action for peace. Maybe EAPPI is right for someone you know. Find out more about how to apply.

Contribute

While EAPPI-US receives support from several national church bodies, the project needs and accepts contributions from congregations, individuals and groups. Your gift to EAPPI-US can help support the effort to recruit and train volunteer accompaniers or provide them with scholarship funding.

To give to EAPPI-US, send a check to:
Church World Service MRW Program
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 700
New York, New York 10115

Pray

Join an ecumenical prayer vigil for the Christian communities in Jerusalem, for all those who are suffering in the Holy Land, for Palestinians and Israelis, and for peace in the Middle East and the world.

Your congregation or group can join others taking part in the Ecumenical Prayer Vigil and get connected with others in your area participating in the vigil.

News & Resources...

The streets of Hebron

Last Sunday afternoon I spent a few hours walking in Hebron's Old City with my colleagues who are based there. The stories of the market streets of Hebron have often been told: settlers living above Palestinians, constant presence of the Israeli army, checkpoints and roadblocks, and daily signs of violence. When you walk there, you are in a war zone!...

(...) More than anywhere else, the visitor understands what occupation means and discovers its multi-layered reality. In this system, it becomes clear as well that the army and the settlers both participate in the same exact power structure.

Accompaniers will visit you

Many of the 27 returned ecumenical accompaniers are available to teach and preach in churches or speak at events. Invite them to share their experiences and speak about peacemaking in Israel and Palestine. Please click here for a list of accompaniers and their direct contact information.

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