Fair Witness
on the Middle East
c/o Sr. Ruth Lautt
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As Palestinians and Israelis Complete Their Third Round of Talks in Amman, Jordan, Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East Again Urges Israel to Freeze Settlement Construction as a Confidence Building Measure
As Israel and the Palestinian Authority complete their third round of exploratory talks in Amman, Jordan, Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East ("Fair Witness") urges the leadership of both parties to take the bold and courageous steps necessary to return to direct peace talks and negotiate a final status agreement. On the Israeli side this would include freezing settlement construction on the West Bank.
Click here for more.The American Churches and the Role of Fear in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Sixty three years after the founding of the State of Israel, forty four years after the beginning of the Israeli occupation, and eighteen years after the start of the hope-filled years of the Oslo Accords, Palestinians and Israelis find themselves still unable to come to a negotiated agreement. Locked in an on-going conflict which regularly spills into violence and bloodshed, we are led to ask, what is it that is keeping the Palestinians and Israelis from finding their way to a peaceful solution?
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Sr. Ruth Lautt, O.P., Esq.Board of Directors
Chairman
Hon. Peter F. ValloneVice-President
Mr. G. Morris Gurley, EsqSecretary /Treasurer
John R. Regier, Esq.Executive Committee
Rev. Dr. Bruce ChiltonRev. David L. Harvin
Rev. Dr. Scott S. Ickert
Rev. James Loughran, S.A.
Rev. Msgr. Dennis L. Mikulanis
Rev. Dr. James R. Noland
Rev. Dr. Peter Pettit
Rev. Thomas A. Prinz
Rev. Dr. Darlis J. Swan
Rev. Stephen G. Thom