Join the movement and commit to working for a just peace for all who call the Holy Land Home.
What is the Time to Act campaign?
Across Palestine and Israel, communities are living through devastating violence, loss and injustice. Palestinian Christians have called on the global Church to respond not with silence or despair, but with courage, compassion, and action. The Time to Act campaign responds to this call – mobilising individuals, churches, and communities in united action to work for a just peace for all who call the Holy Land home. The Time to Act campaign has been launched by the Just Peace Coalition, of which Embrace is a founding member.
Listening, Learning, Living & Acting for Peace
The campaign is not simply a moment of awareness and you can find lots more resources on the Just Peace Coalition website to help you take practical action, listening, learning & living differently for justice, accountability, and peace.
Help us call on the UK Government to stop trade with settlements
At the heart of the campaign is a call for the UK Government to take concrete steps to help end Israel’s illegal occupation and uphold Palestinian human rights, including by banning trade with Israeli settlements.
Join the call by writing to your MP today – you can do so quickly and easily using our online form.
Church of England General Synod passes historic motion in solidarity with Palestinian Christians
On Monday 13 July 2026, the Church of England General Synod passed a motion to respond to the call from Palestinian Christians for non-violent resistance to Israel’s ongoing occupation of Palestine. It is a welcome and landmark step, but it must only be the beginning.
Embrace worked alongside Christian Aid, Sabeel-Kairos UK and other members of the Just Peace Coalition, to support the Diocese of Carlisle in bringing this motion and were part of the team presenting it to Synod.
Further resources
GRACIOUS DIALOGUE: A GUIDE TO LISTENING & SPEAKING WELL ABOUT ISRAEL & PALESTINE
This four-week course is designed to help churches create space for conversation to engage in the complexities of the Israel-Palestine conflict. It includes: Differing theological interpretations on key scriptural passages; History snapshots covering pivotal moments in the conflict; Discussion points creating space for dialogue from different viewpoints
Hear from Palestinian Christians & Updates on situation in occupied Palestine
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Seeds of reconciliation planted by Israel’s Teachers
Read More: Seeds of reconciliation planted by Israel’s Teachers‘Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness’ – James 3:18 Two teachers sit across the room from one another. Before today they have never spoken. Despite living only miles apart, their experiences of conflict, identity, and belonging…
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Oranges and Lemons – A reflection from Bishop Rachel
Read More: Oranges and Lemons – A reflection from Bishop RachelIntroduction – by Jamie Eyre, CEO of Embrace the Middle East In a time of growing polarisation, there are many pitfalls before us. For some, it can feel easier to stay silent than to speak into complex and contested issues.…
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Impact of occupation in the West Bank: The trauma of home demolitions
Read More: Impact of occupation in the West Bank: The trauma of home demolitionsBy Revd Su McClellan Home is much more than a shelter from the elements. It should be a place of safety, warmth and nurture, what the prophet Isaiah once imagined as “secure dwellings” (Isaiah 65:21). A place of belonging,…