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Press Release from Lambeth Palace
Posted on Sunday, February 01 @ 00:00:00 GMT
Topic: Religions for Peace UK
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has today welcomed the launch of the ‘Faiths Working Together’ Fund for
rebuilding civilian lives in Gaza and relieving suffering in Israel through the work of Christian Aid, Islamic
Relief and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel. The fund is open to all but has been initiated by the
Archbishop with the support of people in the Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities in this country. The
DEC has agreed to this additional initiative which has similar aims but which enables people of faith to
demonstrate their unity.
Dr Williams said: “We understand the complexity of the situation in the region and we support the rights of
Israel to security and self defence and Palestinians to self determination, believing that this can be best
achieved through a lasting peace settlement. We cannot, however, stand by in the meantime. We are bound to
play our part in the relief of suffering in the region generally and in Gaza in particular at the present time. We
are assured that Christian Aid, PHR-Israel and Islamic Relief are able through their existing work to guarantee
that funds are used for humanitarian purposes on the basis of need alone regardless of ethnicity, religion or
nationality. They have long experience in many parts of the world and are trusted by their local partners. I
hope that all people of faith – and all of goodwill – will support this initiative by giving generously and by
using all available websites and other resources to contribute and to spread the word“
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