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Reading for Peace in Israel and Palestine.
Upcoming Book Discussion
a Moment of Truth
a Word of Faith, Hope and Love from the Heart of Palestinian Suffering
a statement by Palestinian Christian leaders
December, 2009
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Peace not Walls
A special ELCA campaign calling for efforts toward a viable, contiguous Palestinian state, a secure Israeli state at peace with its Arab neighbors, and a shared Jerusalem with equal access and rights for Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
 READ ELCA Peace Not Walls strategy for engagement
CONTACT a speaker
MAKE A PILGRIMAGE to the Holy Land, Oct 9-26, 2010
WHY do we know so little about Palestinians? Watch "Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land" to see how media coverage influences us.
WHY have more than 200 Israeli settlements have been built on occupied Palestinian land? Watch "The Iron Wall" documentary.
WHY is a 2-state solution unlikely? Watch "Israel-Palestine, a Land in Fragments," a 2-minute video showing how Palestine is being carved up into tiny pieces.
LEARN MORE from Middle East news sources:
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RMS Peace Not Walls Working Group
To contact members of the Peace Not Walls gorup, please send an email to rmsynod@rmselca.org
Pastor Paul Gilbertson
Pastor Don Marxhausen
Jan Miller
Rod Schofield
Caryn Stone
Doug Wheeler
 
October 9-26, 2010
See the Holy Stones...the places Meet the Living Stones...the people Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, Dead Sea, Masada, and Egypt--Cairo, Luxor and the Valley of the Kings and Queens. More information.
Congregations and the Peace Not Walls Campaign
Read about what Rocky Mountain Synod congregations are doing with regards to the ELCA Peace Not Walls campaign.
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