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Christian peace week, European flotilla pull focus to Holy Land

The urgent need for a settlement to the impasse between Israelis and Palestinian is being highlighted by the World Council of Churches World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, reports Ecumenical News International.

The Geneva-based WCC describes this as a "joint action for just peace" and it takes place from 29 May to 4 June, focussing mainly on the issue of Israeli settlements that are encroaching into Israeli-occupied Palestinian areas.

"We see the settlements, and the roads [serving them] and all other infrastructure associated with the settlements as the main obstacle for peace," said Yusef Daher, executive secretary of the Jerusalem Inter-Church Centre.

The week for peace comes as Israel has been preparing to prevent a flotilla of up to nine vessels carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian and peace activists bearing supplies headed for Gaza, the coastal enclave that is run by Hamas, but blockaded by Israel.

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[05/28/2010]

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