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• Jordan's Prince El Hassan bin Talal wins 2008 Niwano Peace Prize

28-Feb-08 ENI,

Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan has been named as the 2008 winner of the Niwano Peace Prize for efforts at building peace with justice in the Middle East

(Read more here)

• Not from Jerusalem # 7

23-Feb-08 Pastor Russell O. Siler,

You have no idea how much I want to believe in the possibilities for peace in the Holy Land. I have walked, talked, played, worked, eaten, and lived with the people there.

(Read more here)

• The Peacebuilding Prince

20-Feb-08 Cornelis Hulsman,

Prince Hassan bin Talal, brother of the late King Hussein of Jordan, is worried about the future of Christians all over the Arab world, including the Holy Land—the name he gives to the combined area of Israel, the Palestinian region, and his homeland of Jordan.

(Read more here)

• Christians, especially Arab Christians, are not getting much support, in Palestine/Israel

08-Feb-08 THE JERUSALEM POST,

Anonymous. The word comes to mind when researching Jerusalem Christians, likely the world's oldest Christian community.

(Read more here)

• Amman Conference on Muslim Christian Relations

08-Feb-08 ELCJHL,

An historic statement was signed by most of the heads of churches in the Middle East and important Muslim leaders and scholars at the recent Conference on Co-Existence and Making Peace in Amman, Jordan, the third international conference organized by the Jordanian Center for Research of Religious Co-Existence.

(Read more here)

• Preventive Peace

31-Jan-08 Dr. Bernard Sabella,

There are some who would like to read in the attempts at restarting the Palestinian-Israeli peace process what is not there.

(Read more here)

• Reflections on my pilgrimage to the Holy Land – Jan 2008

31-Jan-08 Cynthia Brewer, HCSN Committee Chair, Victoria Texas,

After five years of awareness of what was happening to the Christians in the Holy Land, my husband, Greg, and I finally had a chance to experience the Holy Land first hand.

(Read more here)

• Ecumenical body appeals for prayers for Gaza churches

24-Jan-08 Christian Today,

The head of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has appealed to its members around the world to demonstrate their solidarity with churches in Gaza through prayers and advocacy.

(Read more here)

• Lutheran Bishop Joins Call to End Israeli Blockade of Gaza

24-Jan-08 ELCA News,

The Rev. Munib A. Younan, bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL), issued a Jan. 22 statement with other heads of churches in Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

(Read more here)

• Not From Jerusalem # 6

23-Jan-08 Russell O. Siler,

As I read and ponder the constant stream of news and information flowing from people touched by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I try often to listen as I believe someone would listen who has only a limited amount of knowledge and information.

(Read more here)

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