Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire
was imprisoned on arrival at Ben Gurion airport and then deported after a
Supreme Court intervention. Judicial complicity in the occupation is an every
day reality on the ground. We give thanks for those who highlight and challenge
it and pray for an end to such bias and discrimination.
October marks the beginning of the
olive harvest, and this has been marked by a settler attack on olive trees and Palestinians
beginning to pick their annual crop. We pray for the protection of the olive
trees and the safety of all farmers and helpers during the coming harvest.
Arson damaged the Al-Anbiya Mosque in
Beit Fajjar, near Bethlehem, the fourth time a mosque has been burnt and
vandalized by Israeli settlers in the West Bank in the past year. Israeli
authorities have yet to hold anyone accountable for any of these attacks. Lord,
hear our prayer for those who suffer under extremist persecution, and be with
all who seek your peace and comfort.
The coming weeks, representatives of Sabeel are traveling in Europe and the USA to speak in
conferences and in churches. We pray for safety during their travels and that
their witness will open the eyes of many to the need for justice as the basis
of a true peace in this region.
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