Petra News Agency
Monday, June 18, 2007
WCC Chooses Jordan to Launch Initiative to Put End for Israeli Occupation
The World Churches Council (WCC) has chosen Jordan to launch an international initiative that calls on international
churches to put an end for Israeli occupation of the Palestinian and Arab lands to reach just and comprehensive peace
in the region.
Choosing Jordan, conferees said, was because of the WCC confidence in the initiatives of His Majesty King Abdullah II,
which they described as "precursor in seeking to achieve peace in the Middle East".
This was announced during the World Council of Churches International Peace Conference, which kicked off today in Amman.
The conference aims to call all churches and related organizations to work hardly and put an end for the Israeli
occupation of the Palestinian and Arab lands, according to the General Secretary of the WCC Samuel Kobia.
Kobia highlighted importance of ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict according to the international legitimacy resolutions.