
Dr Ruth Valerio
@ruthvalerio
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Environmentalist, theologian, social activist, author. Director of Programmes & Advocacy at Embrace the Middle East. Canon Theologian at Rochester Cathedral
Joined May 2010
It's brilliant to wake up to the very good news we've all been waiting for. Aware there's a long long way to go (and Knesset still need to approve), but still.... https://t.co/z9sq6aXZ6z
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Hamas now has 72 hours to release the hostages under the terms of the agreement approved by Israel overnight.
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It has been 2 years of intensified violence, fear and death across the Middle East. 🙏 Please join us in prayer for everyone who has been affected:
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On my way to Manchester, very much looking forward to speaking at this @christian_aid event tomorrow. It looks like it's going to be an excellent day! https://t.co/mwHSMLW4u4
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A day to be inspired, encouraged and equipped to act for justice.
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Praying for all my Jewish friends at this tragic time 🙏
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It's been really good to join with others to show solidarity with the people of Gaza through public prayer and a visible, united Christian witness. Don't give up - let's continue to pray and call on our leaders to take action. https://t.co/OhBXhA3Jtv
https://t.co/dXLyKLtvPY
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Read our full statement in response to the UK Government’s recognition of a Palestinian state here: 👉 https://t.co/M8IsV6ernX
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🙏 Today, the UN World Peace Day, we invite you to join with us in a Day of Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land. We encourage you hold a minute's silence, either individually or during your services. Find more resources on the Day of Prayer webpage: 👉 https://t.co/yeJLdVsEL6
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On Sunday, the International Day of Peace, we invite the Diocese of London to join in prayer & solidarity for peace throughout the world. Together, let us long for justice, reconciliation & hope in Christ. @dioceseoflondon
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"They didn’t imprison me, they imprisoned my childhood" Great to see our #ChildhoodBehindBars campaign covered in @ChristianToday, in this article by @ruthvalerio: https://t.co/skDgJ42EiW
christiantoday.com
Palestinian children are often arrested at night, without a warrant or explanation.
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❌ No child should be arbitrarily detained and treated inhumanely. #ChildhoodBehindBars We are campaigning to stop the military detention of Palestinian children like Amir. Please join our campaign by writing to your MP today: 👉 https://t.co/pMpYim1ZA2
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The toxic rhetoric around migration in recent weeks has emboldened far-right thugs - who are now abusing and intimidating people in the street they see as “foreign”, who are now vandalising their homes, businesses and places of worship with racist graffiti, and who are spreading
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Child detention in the West Bank involves violations of international law that traumatise children and their families. Help us stand against these inhumane practices by contacting your MP on the link below. #ChildhoodBehindBars
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📢 No child should be arbitrarily detained and treated inhumanely. Our Childhood Behind Bars campaign is calling on the UK government to pressure Israel to stop the military detention of Palestinian children. Find out more and write to your MP here: 👉 https://t.co/pMpYim2xpA
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Powerful lived experience from The West Bank, beautiful worship together and a new campaign to lobby government about child detention… #Greenbelt this year was epic!! Sign up to #ChildhoodBehindBars here: https://t.co/CMCiEJvEl6
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If you're at Greenbelt, come and say hello and see the stand which is looking soooo good!
We’re launching an all-new campaign at Greenbelt this weekend, focused on the West Bank. If you’re at Greenbelt, head to our stall to find out how you can stand with Palestinian children whose futures are threatened by arbitrary military detention... #ChildhoodBehindBars
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“You can take a gun now and go to the West Bank and kill as many farmers as you want. Nobody’s going to arrest you.” Israeli columnist Gideon Levy tells @JackieLongc4 his fears for the West Bank, with world attention distracted by Gaza. Read and watch: https://t.co/5iyTNLtcng
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We spoke to Gideon Levy, a columnist for the liberal Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
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Our partners are in Gaza & the West Bank providing medical care & food, working w survivors of political violence, doing reconciliation work between Palestinians & Israelis. They desperately need to see the changes for which this statement from the @churchofengland bishops calls
Prime Minister’s announcement on Palestinian state recognition - read @FollowEmbrace’s response: https://t.co/JNWZHYp6na
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We are deeply shocked by this devasting update from our partner Caritas Jerusalem. Please read and pray:
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The latest news from our partners on the ground in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon
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Cardinal Pizzaballa: “What we know for sure is that a tank, the IDF says by mistake, but we are not sure about this, they hit the Church directly, the Church of the Holy Family, the Latin Church” Images of the only Catholic Church in Gaza before and after today’s attack.
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Today we are mourning the death of Dr Ahmad Attallah Qandil, an experienced surgeon working at our partner Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Dr Ahmad was killed yesterday by Israeli forces as he was coming home from a hospital shift. We continue to call for an immediate ceasefire. 🙏
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