Christian Aid Apologises for Israeli Sexual Abuse Allegation

Blog Layout

EkKBeftXIpl bwoxjtHz • June 17, 2010

by Gareth Jones

Christian Aid has been forced to apologise after it falsely claimed that Israeli settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron (pictured) had sexually abused Palestinian children.

The error occurred in a press briefing document on the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme, which sends volunteers to the West Bank and Israel to offer non-violent protection to Palestinians and Israeli activists.

The document misreported an interview with one of the participants, English social worker Miranda Pinch, claiming that she had been told by the head teacher of a school in Hebron that some children had been sexually abused.

In a statement which apologises “unreservedly” for the mistake, the charity said:

“The children had in fact been subjected to verbal sexual harassment, which is clearly different, from both settlers and Israeli soldiers.

“This was an unwitting mistake on Christian Aid’s part and we apologise for the misrepresentation of what had taken place.

“Christian Aid has interviewed the head teacher, who has confirmed that teenage girls had suffered verbal sexual harassment while passing through a nearby army checkpoint.”

The Charity Commission said concerns have been raised with it about the mistake and that it was “currently assessing what regulatory concern there may be for the Commission”

< Older Post

Newer Post >

Catching Up With Jacob Ep 301

By James Kitazaki • September 1, 2026

Catching Up With Jacob Ep 299

By James Kitazaki • September 1, 2026

Catching Up With Jacob Ep 300

By James Kitazaki • September 1, 2026

Catching Up With Jacob Ep 298

By James Kitazaki • September 1, 2026

Catching Up With Jacob Ep 297

By James Kitazaki • September 1, 2026

Catching Up With Jacob Ep 296

By James Kitazaki • September 1, 2026

Catching Up With Jacob Ep 295

By James Kitazaki • September 1, 2026

Catching Up With Jacob Ep 293

By James Kitazaki • September 1, 2026

Catching Up With Jacob Ep 294

By James Kitazaki • September 1, 2026

Catching Up With Jacob Ep 292

By James Kitazaki • September 1, 2026

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light upon my path. - Psalm 119:105

Moriel is an international multi-faceted ministry of Jewish and non-Jewish regenerate believers one in Jesus the Messiah and is committed to the evangelization beginning with the Jews and also people of other faiths including Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and theologically deviant expressions of Christendom including Roman Catholicism (which we view as aberrational much as we deem Talmudic Judaism to be likewise largely unscriptural).

FRIENDS OF MORIEL

Fellowship Bible Chapel

MORE MORIEL

Moriel - Be Alert

© Copyright 2025 | All Rights Reserved | Moriel TV

Share by: