In Holy Week letter, More than 140 global Christian leaders call for Gaza cease-fire

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – More than 140 global Christian leaders called for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and for an end to foreign military support for Israel.

Religion News Service reported the leaders on Tuesday (March 26) wrote their letter to U.S. President Joe Biden and other politicians.

“We, as global Christian leaders, stand with our brothers and sisters in Christ in Palestine and around the world and say the killing must stop, and the violence must be brought to an end,” they wrote.

In separate text specifically addressed to Biden, the signatories wrote, “We implore you to have the moral courage to end U.S. complicity in the ongoing violence and, instead, do everything in your power to prevent the potential genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.”

The letter comes just one day after the United States abstained from a U.N. vote calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza during the month of Ramadan. The resolution passed with 14 votes in favor.

The organization Churches for Middle East Peace, which organized the effort, said it plans to send the letter to other world leaders.