Middle East

"The chief purpose of the Christian Church in the past has been the salvation of individuals. But the most pressing task of the present is not individualistic. Our business is to make over an antiquated and immoral economic system...."

-- Walter Rauschenbusch

Middle East

Middle East Perspectives - The Quest for Zion

Presents a Jewish perspective on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
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Presents a Palestinian perspective on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
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introduces participants to the peacemaking efforts of various groups such as: the Middle East Fellowship, the Church Council of Greater Seattle's Palestinian Concerns Taskforce, Investing for Peace in the Holy Land, Brit T'zedek v'Shalom and Voices of Palestine, among others.

Contact John-Otto Liljenstolpe

The History of the Israeli/Palestinian - an Overview

Shows the recently produced film Jerusalem - The East Side Story

Provides a panel of knowledgeable commentators from a Jewish, Muslim and Christian perspective

Concludes with an open discussion of the current conflict in Israel and Palestine.

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Loving My Enemies - Stories of an American Visitor to Iraq

How I learned about the human consequences of my Country's sanctions and bombing in Iraq.
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How I responded by traveling to Iraq to see what was going on for myself and challenged my Country's sanctions by bringing medicine with me.
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Why I subsequently decided to do something about what I had experienced by suing my government for violating international law and committing the crime of genocide.

Contact Bert Sacks

To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly –
the Reflections of an American Jew on the Israel-Palestine Conflict

My first encounter with Israel and the Hebrew language in 1961.
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My return and immersion in Israel including work and marriage in 1978.
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Why I chose to leave Israel and return to the United States in 1984.

Contact Bert Sacks