PRAYERS
FOR PEACEMAKERS, June 27, 2012
Give
thanks for CPT Iraqi Kurdistan presenting their latest report detailing harm to
civilian Kurds from cross-border attacks by Turkey and Iran to diplomats from
each country. Pray for the Kurdish villagers as they speak out against the
military actions.
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Here’s what we’ve seen this week: Israeli parliamentarians celebrated as they passed a death-penalty law targeting Palestinians. They popped the champagne, and wore lapel pins
Since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran, 14 people have been killed and 93 have been injured in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Sami Rasouli, founder of Muslim Peacemaker Teams and long time friend of CPT, reflects on a life of peacemaking between Najaf and the Twin Cities, on the legacy of the US occupation of Iraq, and the principles we must hold on to in wartime.