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| Bridges Not Walls | 9/24/2004 | by MCC |
- Can a 430-mile long separation wall, now under construction, bring peace between Israelis and Palestinians? The MCC Washington Office is inviting Anabaptist congregations to send 5,000 emails, letters, faxes or pictures to President Bush and members of Congress between September and December 2004, urging them to call upon Israeli and Palestinian leaders to build bridges for peace, not walls that divide.
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| Bulletin Inserts | View All Bulletin Inserts |
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| Prayers for Bethlehem (PDF) | 12/7/2003 | by CPT,MCC,PJSN |
- Mennonite Central Committee Palestine Office is asking people from around the world to send prayers for peace to Bethlehem this Advent season. This is a Bulletin Insert to use in worship.
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| Dividing Walls: Bulletin Insert (PDF) | 11/1/2003 | by Rich Meyer |
- This Bulletin insert will help people better understand the wall being build in Israel/Palestine (11/2003).
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| Prayers for Peace in Israel/Palestine (PDF) | 8/26/2003 | by Alain Epp Weaver |
- On August 30, 2003, the heads of the Christian churches of Jerusalem and the Holy Land will be joining in a prayer for peace. This bulletin insert gives background information and provides a prayer for worship.
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| Clipart | View All Clipart |
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| Bethlehem Graphic | 12/7/2003 | by Cynthia Friesen |
- Graphic from Prayers for Bethlehem, December 2003
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| News | View All News |
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| A Biblical-Theological Reflection on Israel | 7/17/2007 | by Calvin E. Shenk |
- In response to the Mennonite Church USA open letter to congregations on becoming peacemakers in Israel/Palestine
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| Prayers | View All Prayers |
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| A Jew's Prayer for the Children of Gaza | 1/20/2009 | by Staff |
- A prayer for the children of Gaza.
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| Weekly prayer for peace (PDF) | 1/15/2009 | by Bradley Burston |
- written by Bradley Burston for Haaretz Newspaper in Israel. January 8, 2009
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| Weekly prayer for peace (PDF) | 1/8/2009 | by J. Daryl and Cynthia Byler |
- written by J. Daryl and Cynthia Byler, MCC Representatives for Palestine, Jordan, Iraq and Iran. January 8, 2009
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| Weekly prayer for peace (PDF) | 12/23/2008 | by Timothy Seidel |
- written by Timothy Seidel, Director for Peace and Justice Ministries with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) U.S. December 25, 2008
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| Mercy for the world | 9/21/2004 | by June Mears Driedger |
- Praying for the Middle East and Sudan.
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| Prayers for the Middle East: Archive | 9/1/2002 | by Alain Epp Weaver |
- Alain Epp Weaver, MCC West Bank, was asked to send us daily, specific prayer requests. The complete list appears here.
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| Prayers for the Middle East | 9/1/2002 | by Alain Epp Weaver |
- Alain Epp Weaver, MCC West Bank, was asked to send us daily, specific prayer requests. The list appears here.
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| Programs | View All Programs |
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| Lighting a candel in the darkness (PDF) | 4/26/2002 | |
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| Statements | View All Statements |
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| An Open Letter to Mennonite Church USA Congregations | 6/4/2007 | by MCUSA |
- In light of the disconcerting realities in Israel / Palestine, we encourage...
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| Letter to President Bush about Middle East | 4/12/2002 | by Jim Schrag |
- Open letter to President Bush from Jim Schrag, Executive Director MC USA about Middle East violence-prevention.
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| Worship Ideas | View All Worship Ideas |
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| Prayers for Bethlehem | 12/7/2003 | by CPT,MCC,PJSN |
- Mennonite Central Committee Palestine Office is asking people from around the world to send prayers for peace to Bethlehem this Advent season. This is a Bulletin Insert to use in worship.
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| Prayers for the people of Israel/Palestine (PDF) | 8/16/2001 | |
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| Writings | View All Writings |
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| Review of Dark Hope: Working for Peace in Israel and Palestine | 12/16/2008 | by Staff |
- It is sometimes hard to explain the mix of hope, pain, energy and frustration that I feel as a member of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) in Palestine/Israel. Dark Hope by Iowa-born Israeli David Shulman is a book that might help explain that mix. Shulman participates in Ta'ayush, an Arab/Israeli partnership of on-the-spot, hands-on activists; realistic, practical and committed. They wear sensible shoes and gloves, and carry sliced raw onions to counter the effects of tear-gas.
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| Broken Walls and Crossed Borders | 12/18/2007 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- A meditation on Ephesians 2:12-22.
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| Stories about Mennonites and Muslims in the US | 1/30/2006 | by Jason Shenk |
- Expanding on “Relationships between Mennonites and Muslims in the United States” from “Faith, War, and Government,” these stories present a closer look at the process and details involved when Mennonites and Muslims build relationships together. Contact information is provided at the end of each story so that interested readers can get in touch with those involved for further information or consultation. The accounts are presented with the hope that we may learn from one another, sparking new relationships that enliven and enrich both traditions.
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| Trends and Lessons from the Stories of Mennonites and Muslims | 1/30/2006 | by Jason Shenk |
- When transcribing the interviews that comprised my research, I noticed a number of significant trends and lessons that seemed to be helpful for thinking about building relationships in the context of Mennonites and Muslims.
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| Advocacy Case Studies | 1/30/2006 | by J. Daryl Byler |
- Three case studies in advocacy: Just the fax (Iraq), For such a time as this (Colombia), Bridges not walls (Israel-Palestine)
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| More on divesting from Israel | 9/21/2004 | by Melanie Zuercher |
- A response from the Presbyterian USA provides additional web resources for exploring this idea.
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| Divest from Israel? | 8/18/2004 | by Melanie Zuercher |
- In the ‘80s and early ‘90s, widespread divestment from South Africa went a long way toward ending apartheid. Now delegates of the Presbyterian Church USA’s General Assembly have voted to have staff explore what it would mean to divest from Israel.
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| Challenging the occupation one shopping bag at a time | 7/21/2004 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- The Lord’s Prayer won’t look the same to the author after her experience in a market in Hebron
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| Strength to confront lies | 6/16/2004 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- After spending two weeks in Israel/Palestine, the author wonders if American Christians have the courage to change what they may long have believed about the people of “the Holy Land.”
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| Links to Israeli Peace Groups | 12/14/2002 | by Alain Epp Weaver |
- There are Israelis who join with Palestinians in working for a future of reconciliation and peacebuilt on a foundation of justice. Here is a list of some.
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| Advent Letter from Christian workers in Palestine/Israel | 12/14/2002 | by Sonia and Alain Epp Weaver |
- An Advent letter from international Christian workers in Palestine/Israel, signed by Sonia and Alain Epp Weaver, among others.
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| Responses to war between Israel and Palestine | 4/26/2002 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- As the violence in the Middle East reaches its most dangerous and destructive level of recent decades, we, members of a church believing in Christ's way of peace, are called to action. What can we do?
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Advocacy 
Mennonite Church USA Delegation: An Open Letter to Congregations on Israel/Palestine (June 2007)
