A 2018 Symposium on Israel-Palestine
For first-hand stories from the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program’s Spring trip to Israel-Palestine, check out the Mosaic of Peace 2018 blog, co-hosted by Unbound.
Jerusalem: Prize of War and Capital Curse
Chris Iosso
“Jerusalem still has a mystical value, a multi-dimensional identity that resists the ownership claims of Zionists, both Jewish and Christian, who would clasp and remold it by military power.”
Senior Editor Chris Iosso argues that moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem undercuts the peacemaking process, violates international law, and claims resolution and unity in a city where the status quo speaks to harsher truths.
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A Nonviolent Victory and the Power of the Noble Sanctuary in Jerusalem
Chris Iosso
“Collective nonviolent action in Palestine lives, and it helps account for the steadfastness of Palestinian endurance under the occupation […] The Palestinian reason to remain was exemplified when Palestinians won back the right to control their own symbolic heart in Jerusalem.”
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It is our responsibility to raise our children this way.
Addie Domske
“They come for us when we are sleeping at night in our beds, so why would we choose not to protest on the way? It is our responsibility to raise our children this way.”
Addie Domske calls for us to support the leaders of youth-driven movements for justice, from Ahed Tamimi to BLM leaders, to young DACA recipients, to the student survivors of Parkland.
(This article is cross-listed in our Winter 2018 issue, The Unfulfilled American Promise. A version was originally published in the Israel-Palestine Mission Network newsletter.)
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We Refuse to be Enemies: A PC(USA) International Peacemaker Preaches Hope for Israel/Palestine
Henry Koenig Stone
After PC(USA) international peacemaker Amal Nassar gave her presentations about the Tent of Nations, local activists held a rally for the end of the Gaza blockade.
PMA Peacemaking Program Coordinator, Carl Horton: “We always hope for our International Peacemakers to raise awareness about world issues and draw attention to where God’s people are suffering.”
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