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Church leaders with delegation at a meeting hosted by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem.

Front row left to right: Ibrahim Kandalaft, PLO chairman advisor, Christian Affairs, Archbishop Swerios Malki Mourad, Syrian Orthodox Church, Archbishop Dr Amba Abraham, Coptic Orthodox Church, Father Athanasios, representing the Custody, Bishop Riah Abu El-Assal, Anglican Church, HB Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarch, Archbishop Aristarchos, general secretary, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, HB Ireneos, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Yannick Provost, WCC Communication, Bishop Aris Shirvanian, representing the Armenian Patriarch, Father Anthony, representing the Maronite Bishop, Bishop Kamal Bathish, Latin Patriarch, Father Michael H. Sellors, Inter-Church Committee, Bishop Butros Malki, Syrian Catholic Church, Archimandrite Mtanious Haddad, Greek Catholic Church.
Back row, from left to right: ; Leila Dzaferovic, ACT appeals officer for the Middle East, Thor-Arne Prois, director of Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, Rebecca Johnson, EAPPI local coordinator, Salpy Eskidjian, WCC/CCIA programme executive responsible for the Middle East, Peter Weiderud, director of the World Council of Churches' Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (WCC/CCIA).

 

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Delegation meets with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat in Ramallah.

Behind, left to right: Thor-Arne Prois, director of Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, Father Michael H. Sellors, Inter-Church Committee, Peter Weiderud, director of the World Council of Churches' Commission of the Churches on International Affairs (WCC/CCIA), Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, Yannick Provost, WCC Communication, Ibrahim Kandalaft, PLO chairman advisor, Christian Affairs.

Seated, left to right: Salpy Eskidjian, WCC/CCIA programme executive responsible for the Middle East, Leila Dzaferovic, ACT appeals officer for the Middle East, Rebecca Johnson, EAPPI local coordinator.