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Web
resources to learn more about Israel/Palestine
Peacemaking Program
affirms through
Peacemaking: The Believers’ Calling:
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The church is faithful to Jesus Christ when it is engaged in peacemaking.
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The church is obedient to Jesus Christ when it nurtures and equips God’s
people as peacemakers.
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The church bears witness to Jesus Christ when it nurtures the moral life of
the nation for the sake of peace in the world.
www.pcusa.org/peacemaking
Worldwide
Ministry Division
area offices are responsible for building and maintaining relationships with
Presbyterian, Reformed, and other churches around the world.
www.pcusa.org/worldwide/israelpalestine/index.htm
B’Tselem The
Israeli Information Center For Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
endeavors to document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about
human rights violations in the Occupied Territories, combat the phenomenon of
denial prevalent among the Israeli public, and help create a human rights
culture in Israel.
www.btselem.org/english
Sabeel is an
ecumenical liberation theology movement among Palestinian Christians in
the Holy Land.
www.sabeel.org
International Center of Bethlehem
has as its ambitious mission equipping the local community to assume a proactive
roll in shaping their future. Through empowering the local community,
developing human resources, cultivating artistic talents, and facilitating
intercultural encounters, the ICB actively promotes the building of Palestinian
civil society.
www.annadwa.org
Websites
from an American perspective:
Council on
American-Islamic Relations
mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil
liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice
and mutual understanding.
www.cair-net.org
Friends of Sabeel-North America
is a non-profit, tax-exempt Christian ecumenical organization seeking justice
and peace in the
Holy Land through
non-violence and education.
www.fosna.org
Tikkun magazine
is a bimonthly critique of politics, culture and society. For the past twenty
years, Tikkun has been the pre-eminent North American publisher of analytical
articles on Israel/Palestine, Jewish culture, and the intersection of religion
and politics in the
United States.
www.tikkun.org
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