Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization which advocates among mainline Protestants and Roman Catholics in North America for fairness in the churches’ witness on issues related to the conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
Fair Witness asks: Can Israelis and Palestinians Rise from Their Tomb of Violence and Hatred in Gaza?
On Good Friday some thirty thousand Palestinian protesters, mostly groups of families, gathered on the Gaza side of the border for a “Great March of Return,” to demand the “Right of Return” to Israel. Christians for Fair Witness on the Middle East was dismayed when what at first appeared to be a peaceful protest ended in the carnage we have become all too used to seeing in the Holy Land. Read more
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The Elusive Peace Between Israel and the Palestinians
What are the root causes for the failure of the Israelis and Palestinians to reach a just solution to their conflict? Is there a way forward? Read More.
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Christians for Fair Witness on 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? Read More.
Sr. Ruth Lautt, O.P., Esq.
Chairman
Hon. Peter F. Vallone
Mr. G. Morris Gurley, Esq.
John R. Regier, Esq.
Rev. Dr. Bruce Chilton
Rev. Dr. Paul B. Clayton
Rev. David L. Harvin
Rev. Dr. Scott S. Ickert
Rev. James Loughran, S.A.
Rev. Msgr. Dennis L. Mikulanis
Rev. Dr. James R. Noland
Rev. Thomas A. Prinz
Rev. Dr. Darlis J. Swan