
The churches of the world cannot remain silent
A statement from the World Council of Churches Executive Committee – May 2025 To the Lord who spoke to her she gave a name, saying “You are a God who sees me.” Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram named the son whom Hagar bore him Ishmael. Genesis 16: 13 and 15 (Ishmael means: “God has heard”.) The Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches, meeting online on 12-16 May 2025 unequivocally condemns the atrocities being perpetrated in Gaza by the State of Israel, recognizing