The Association for Arab Christians in Israel

Why we are here

In 1948, there was 145,000 Palestinian Christian in Israel, after the creation of the Jewish state 60,000 of the Palestinian Christian found themselves as a refuges in the Arab countries and other in America and Europe, other 30,000 lost their lands and moved to other villages
The main conflict in the position of Arab Christian in Israel is coming from the fact that from one side they have to be loyal to Israel as a Jewish state and from second side they have to be loyal to their Palestinian identity and not once they as Christian has been claimed as a traitors by both, the Jewish and the Arab Muslims, this fact made them feel lost and confused concerning their identity and belonging.
Christians in Israel are facing 2 different sources of difficulties The general discrimination used for years by the state of Israel against the Arab minority and the second is The misunderstanding come from the Arab Muslims that can't accept the Christian as Arab and Palestinian as they are but still look at them as something different and strange,
As a result of this discrimination Arab Christian in Israel prefer to leave the country and immigrate, especially to the United States and Canada, there, they believe; it’s a better place to live, socially and economically.

Our mission
To raise awareness among Arab Christian in Israel for the importance of staying to live in the holy land and avoid the choice of migration.
To advocate for the rights and respect of the Arab Christian and theirs religious symbols
to promote inter-relegious dialogue for better understanding
To work for the respect of the religious symbol of Christian, especially by the different media channel.
To support arab Christian student with scholarship for higher education
To provide a cultural and attractive program for youth to give them a raisons and ambitions to stay in their homeland.

اهداف الجمعية

تعزيز قيم وكلمة الكتاب المقدس لدى ابناء الديانة في البلاد.
الدفاع عن حقوق الاقلية المسيحية في البلاد.
التصدي لأي اساءة تطال رموز الديانة المسيحية.
الحد من الهجرة المسيحية المكثفة والحفاظ على الجذور
خلق اطار ومساحة للحوار بين الأديان
دعم مسيرة توحيد الكنائس والأعياد
اقامة ورش عمل وندوات تثقيفية علمية,فنية, دينية وأجتماعية

اليات العمل

تكوين حركة/مجموعة دينية تلتقي اسبوعيا برعاية روحية لكاهن
اقامة قسم المرافعة القانونية والأعلامية
تنفيذ مشاريع ثقافية, تربوية وترفيهية.
تنظيم رحلات حج داخل وخارج والبلاد.
المبادرة لعقد مؤتمرات حول موضوع "الحوار بين الاديان".
تنظيم برامج للتمكين الاقتصادي, التعليمي والاجتماعي.
اقامة نادي شبابي وملتقى للعائلات.
اقامة لقاءات بين ابناء الطوائف المختلفة