Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East Congratulates President Mahmoud Abbas on Being Awarded "Non-Member Observer State" Status at the U.N. and Urges Israelis and Palestinians to Resume Peace Talks Immediately

Fair Witness congratulates the Palestinian people after President Abbas' successful bid for "non-member observer state" status at the U.N. and now strongly urges both Israel and Palestine to take deliberate steps towards a negotiated two-state solution.

Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East Statement on the Role of American Churches in Finding a Way Beyond the Current Impasse in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

"Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing."
1 Thessalonians 5:11

The Israeli/Palestinian peace process is currently stalled as the parties appear to have reached an impasse. The challenge for the mainline churches in the United States is to determine what role we can play in getting the parties past the impasse and back to the negotiating table, hopefully to reach a resolution that will end the occupation and achieve both peace and justice. What productive concrete steps can we take?