Kairos Palestine

Kairos Palestine is a Christian Palestinian movement, born out of the Kairos Document, which advocates for ending the Israeli occupation and achieving a just solution to the conflict.

The 2009 Kairos Document is the word of Christian Palestinians to the world about what is happening in Palestine.

“Our word is a cry of hope, with love, prayer and faith in God. We address it first of all to ourselves and then to all the churches and Christians in the world, asking them to stand against injustice and apartheid, urging them to work for a just peace.”

We declare that the military occupation of Palestinian land constitutes a sin against God and humanity. Any theology that legitimizes the occupation and justifies crimes perpetrated against the Palestinian people lies far from Christian teachings.

We urge the international community to stand with the Palestinian people in their struggle against oppression, displacement, and apartheid.

We demand that all people, political leaders and decision-makers put pressure on Israel and take legal measures in order to oblige its government to end its oppression and disregard for international law.

We hold a clear position that non-violent resistance to this injustice is a right and duty for all Palestinians, including Christians.

We support Palestinian civil society organizations, international NGOs and religious institutions that call on individuals, companies and states to engage in boycotts, divestment and sanctions against the Israeli occupation.

“Everything that happens in our land, everyone who lives there, all the pains and hopes, all the injustice and all the efforts to stop this injustice, are part and parcel of the prayer of the Palestinian Church and the service of all her institutions.”

Since the 2009 Kairos document, the Kairos Palestine movement has issued several further urgent calls to action. They include:

Come and See: A Call from Palestinian Christians – A journey for peace with Justice Guidelines for Christians Contemplating a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

Cry for Hope – A Call for Decisive Action. We cannot serve God and the oppression of the Palestinians. 

A Dossier on Israeli Apartheid: A Pressing Call to Churches Around the World

A Call for Repentance: An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians

You can find all of these documents, alongside many other statements, reports and alerts, here on the Kairos Palestine website

Global Kairos for Justice Movement

© Kairos Palestine

Alongside the Kairos Palestine movement, a global solidarity movement has emerged in support of their mission. The international movement is dependent on a committee in which Kairos Palestine plays the significant role of facilitating and coordinating the various committee’s tasks of looking at theological and political rhetoric, exchanging information, unifying advocacy strategies and suggesting activities that take into consideration the specificity of each country deriving from the Kairos concept of acting now for justice. We are proud to be part of the Global Kairos for Justice network. You can find out more about the network here: Global Kairos