Bishop Jefferts Schori's statement on Gaza fighting

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on the fighting in Gaza:

We are deeply saddened by the first-hand reports we are receiving from Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza about the casualties they are treating under the most horrific circumstances. Not only do they lack basic medical supplies, but with windows blown out they are even struggling to keep patients warm. The high number of civilian deaths and injuries, which continue to include noncombatants, women, and children, will only prolong the violence years into the future. Israel’s disproportionate response to the rockets being fired into its cities may well encourage violence beyond Gaza and Israel. The first steps toward peace will only come if all parties unite behind an immediate ceasefire. Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded the world that “an eye for an eye soon leaves the whole world blind.” May we seek to end this blinding violence.

January 5, 2009

Posted by Jim Naughton on January 5, 2009 5:12 PM | |
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Episcopal Relief & Development is providing support to the Al Ahli Arab Hospital to assit the staff and aid the patients as they struggle under these difficult circumstances. For more information you can visit our website: www.er-d.org. Pray for Peace.

Posted by Rob Radtke [TypeKey Profile Page] | January 6, 2009 9:38 AM

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