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2005
December 2005 Message from Bethlehem (from the staff of the International Center of Bethlehem) (Presbyterian Washington Office report)
December 14, 2005 Plenty of room in the inns this year
Walled-in Bethlehem awaits rebirth of Christmas tourism
December 8, 2005 Bethlehem pastor slams Sen. Clinton
Lutheran pastor accuses senator of using Palestinians as political fodder
December 1, 2005 Palestinian cleric pleads for release of peace workers seized in Iraq
December 2005 A Strategic Approach to the U.S. Role in Israel-Palestinian Peacemaking (Washington Office report)
November 28, 2005 Patriarch’s enthronement in Jerusalem puts Israel in quandary
November 17, 2005 Archaeologists make ‘Goliath’ discovery
Inscription may be first evidence for famous Bible story of giant’s demise
November 11, 2005 Representatives of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) meet with Motorola Corporation
November 11, 2005 Stream in which Jesus was baptized
has become an ‘open sewage canal’
November 10, 2005 MRTI-Motorola meeting closed to media
November 7, 2005 Israeli dig uncovers oldest Christian church in Holy Land
October 28, 2005 PC(USA) official denounces Iranian’s anti-Israel remarks
October 26, 2005 Power of the purse
MRTI staffer will be featured at Toronto conference on ‘responsible investing’
October 24, 2005 Pro-Israel evangelical groups
say divestment efforts are anti-Semitic
October 21, 2005 New partitions at shrine in Jerusalem
provoke wailing from women, non-Orthodox
October 10, 2005 Anti-terror wall is ruining Jerusalem,
according to Israeli think-tank study
October 4, 2005 Pope and Israeli president will meet in Vatican next month
October 4, 2005 Officials fear Temple Mount dig
could spark Jewish-Muslim violence
October 2005 The New Debate on Foreign Aid to Israel and the Palestinians (Washington Office report)
September 29, 2005 Christians to join on ‘party line’ to pray for peace in Jerusalem
September 29, 2005 Not sparring partners
Interfaith group says people of different beliefs
can work together for peace in Israel/Palestine
September 23, 2005 Trip to Israel and Palestine showed 'Christians
and Jews can work together to achieve peace' (NCC release)
September 14, 2005 Letter lauds Israelis for Gaza pullout
Removal of settlements presents ‘moment of hope,’ PC(USA) leaders say
September 9, 2005 Israel must ask Palestinian Authority
to care for Gaza synagogues, court rules
September 6, 2005 Arab Christians could help bridge gulf
dividing world religions, columnist says
September 2, 2005 Fare market economy
For the odd tourist in Bethlehem it’s easy to catch a cab
September 1, 2005 If politicians can’t achieve Mideast peace,
Lutheran bishop says, church leaders must
September 2005 Reflections from a Christian-Jewish Journey to Israel/Palestine'
August 31, 2005 Rabbis forbid razing of Gaza synagogues
August 22, 2005 Greek Orthodox elect new patriarch of Holy Land
Theofilos promises to annul all leases of church property to Israelis
August 9, 2005 Officials of firms on 'engagement' list defend business practices in Israel-Palestine
Some express puzzlement; others are sticking to earlier statements
August 5, 2005 Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) names companies for 'progressive engagement' over role in Middle East violence
August 5, 2005 Invested in justice
Presbyterians attend committee meeting
to support GA’s Israel-Palestine action
August 5, 2005 5 corporations selected for talks
about ties to Mideast violence
Church assessing ethics of investments
August 2005 To Evaluate the Gaza Pullout Look for Seven Signs of Peace
Information brief from the international affairs unit of the World Council of Churches
June 28, 2005 Angelican council backs investment boycott over Palestine
June 15, 2005 Lutheran leader in Holy Land urges tolerance
June 8, 2005 New Bethlehem mayor eyes Christian revival
Roman Catholic was elected with support of Islamic militant group Hamas
June 8, 2005 Israel's 1st woman rabbi: tolerance a hard sell
June 3, 2005 Beyond dialogue
Interfaith group will try to blaze trail to 'peaceful coexistence'
June 2, 2005 Anglicans to consider Israeli divestment
June 2005 The PCUSA, divestment and Israel (Presbyterian Today, "Go Figure" department)
May/June 2005 Christ's Reconciliation-Dare We Live It?
A Question for the Children of Abraham in the Middle East
Read the full text in May/June 2005 issue of Horizons
May/June 2005 Standing Together for Peace
An interpretation of the actions of GA commissioners on divestment issues in Palestine and Israel by Rick Ufford-Chase
Read the full text in May/June 2005 issue of Horizons
May/June 2005 Continuing the Conversation
Reflections by Rabbi Gaylia Rooks on Jewish and Presbyterian "dialogue at the crossroads"
Read the full text in May/June 2005 issue of Horizons
May 31, 2005 Family trees
Palestinians losing orchards they have tended for centuries
May 31, 2005 Battle fields
As Israeli settlements expand, Palestinian farmers harvest gall
May 26, 2005 Christians push non-violence in Holy Land
Israelis say ‘peacemakers’ view conflict from a skewed perspective
May 19, 2005 UCC to consider Israeli divestment
May 2005 Gaza Withdrawal Must Be Just the First Step Toward a Successful Palestinian State (Washington Office Report)
May 11, 2005 18 'accompaniers' arrive in Palestine
April 22, 2005 Jews prepare to celebrate Passover
April 14, 2005 150 rally outside Caterpillar meeting
Protest sparked by Israel's bulldozing of Palestinian homes
April 13, 2005 Conference organizers on a mission
Athens, Orthodox church to host WCC’s global gathering
April 12, 2005 Photo Essay – Artists protest wall in Bethlehem
April 12, 2005 Palestinian Christian group backs divestment
Jewish leaders say policy is one-sided, unfair and ‘anti-Semitic’
April 7, 2005 Land locked
Palestinians survey ancestral property —through a fence
April 1, 2005 Buyer’s market
Jerusalem merchants seem to outnumber tourist customers
April 1, 2005 ACSWP chair decries staff dismissals
April 1, 2005 ‘A learning experience’
Middle East tour was more than Hezbollah visit, GAC, COGA are told
March 30, 2005 Cross fertilization
Holy Land rife with Christian symbol of one and many meanings
March 29, 2005 Presbytery cuts ties with Messianic Jewish
congregation Relationship with Philadelphia's Avodat Yisrael ends July
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March 24, 2005 Awaiting the resurrection
In Christianity's birthplace, Christians cling to hope
March 23, 2005 Palestinians want Greek patriarch
expelled
Orthodox leader accused of selling Jerusalem land to Jews
March 21, 2005 No hosannas
Israeli army stops Palm Sunday procession short of Jerusalem
March 21, 2005 Israeli Christian kids return to
schools
Druze conciliatory after riots sparked by baseless rumor
March 18, 2005 Jews, Presbyterians share anger, hurt, hope
250 gather in Charlotte for 'Disagreement and Dialogue'
March 9, 2005 Bruce Gillette speaks to the United Nations on Israel and Palestine
March 7, 2005 Under the radar
Ignorance of Assembly's Israel/Palestine votes no surprise, leaders say
March 1, 2005 Holy Land's Lutheran church changes name to
reflect realities
March 2005 Jerusalem: The Key to Peace, or a Fuse for Conflict? (Washington Office Report)
February 28, 2005 Israel and US Jewish groups denounce WCC
stance on divestment
February 23, 2005 Church Holy Land project aims to help
both Israelis and Palestinians
February 22, 2005 World Council of Churches gives nod to
Israeli divestment proposal
February 17, 2005 Israeli rabbi works for peace, yet understands
the need to feel safe
February 22, 2005 correction:
February 16, 2005 Palestinian Christians share their experience
under occupation
February 15, 2005 Israeli police patrol Galilee village after inter-communal riots
February 15, 2005 Middle East conference distributed wealth
of resources
February 15 , 2005 Jews balk at PC(USA)'s explanation for
divestment
February 12, 2005 "Steps Toward Peace in Israel and Palestine" conference a great success
February 11, 2005 MRTI still in research phase of divestment process related to Israel, Palestine
Ecumenical partners’ actions creating ‘movement,’ Bill S-J says
February 10, 2005 Poll: Most PC(USA) members unaware of
GA divestment action February 8, 2005 NCC Middle East delegation concludes visit,
issues statement
February 4, 2005 Church group urges U.S. to step up involvement
in Middle East
February 1, 2005 Alleged scam in Israel taints more than
just biblical archaeology
February 1, 2005 Review team calls Detterick’s actions ‘fully compliant’
Committee upholds process for staff firings
January 31, 2005 Israeli and Palestinian tourism officials
seek meeting with Pope
January 31, 2005 Israeli chief rabbi's visit to Patriarchate
seen as bid to improve relations
January 31, 2005 Review of staff dismissals under way today
Reinstatement of Lueckert, Sulyok not on the agenda
January 27, 2005 Middle East forum set for PC(USA) middle
governing bodies
January 21, 2005 Letter to Bush says Israeli-Palestinian
conflict threatens U.S.
January 13, 2005 Religious leaders push president to focus on Middle East peace
PC(USA)’s Kirkpatrick is part of Washington delegation
January 3, 2005 Christmas in the real Bethlehem
January/February 2005 Accepting responsibility (Presbyterians
Today "The Church in Society" column)
January 2005 Outlook 2005: Hope
for Peace in the Holy Land, Ongoing War in Iraq, and New
Worries (Washington Office
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