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Abraham: Yesterday and Today
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article34625
- Author
- Mitchell, Susanne
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican World
- Date
- 2007 Eastertide
- Author
- Mitchell, Susanne
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican World
- Date
- 2007 Eastertide
- Issue
- 125
- Page
- 26-27
- Notes
- The author. who works in the area of interfaith relations at the Anglican Communion Office in London recently visited the Holy Land for the first time. She took a course "Abraham: Yesterday and Today" at St. George's College, Jerusalem, while staying at "'The House of Abraham', run by a community of French nuns offering hospitality to all regardless of nationality or faith". "The wall was very much a feature of our visit. .... The experience of checkpoints also introduced us to the apartheid that is developing. Being a group of American, Australian, English and Nepalese we were waved through with little inconvenience, not so the local residents". "One of our group had just completed three months with a Christian Peacekeeper Team and guided us around the team apartment in Hebron. It was a joy to see young Palestinian children emerge from a face painting session all smiles and giggles. Again we were reminded that the dehumanising is on both sides as we looked over to the Israeli barracks populated by young conscripts most of whom are terrified and simply want to go home". "During some of the evenings we received excellent lectures on Abraham within Islam, current work in building relationships between Muslims, Christians and Jews in Jerusalem, and Abraham in the Jewish tradition." "Worshipping with Arab Christians, praying for the peace of Jerusalem through psalms and intercessions whilst actually there, seeing the wall, all these were moving experiences."
- See also advertisement for "Saint George's College, Jerusalem" on page 23 which lists three courses: Palestine of Jesus (20 April - 3 May 2007); St. Paul and the Early Church (10-23 May 2007); and St. Paul in Greece (14-25 June 2007). www.sgcjerusalem.org
- Subjects
- Middle East - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- St. George's College (Jerusalem)
- Abraham (Biblical patriarch)
- Israel - Politics and government
- Israel - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Palestinian Christians - Israel
- Interfaith dialogue - Israel
- Security Wall (Israel)
- Walls - West Bank - Political aspects
- Israeli West Bank Barrier
Security or segregation ? : the humanitarian consequences of Israel's wall of separation
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog4671
- Author
- Balslev, Eva
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- DS 119.75 B3S4 2003
- Author
- Balslev, Eva
- Place
- Geneva
- Publisher
- World Council of Churches
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Physical_Description
- viii, 23 p. : ill., col. map (inside front cover) ; 21.5 x 13.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Eva Balslev and Sune Segal".
- Includes bibliographical references.
- The authors were in Israel in 2002 as part of the Ecumenical Accompaniers sent by the World Council of Churches. While there, "The reality of how this `separation wall' had already deprived thousands of Palestinians of a sustainable future became a concern to two of the ecumenical accompaniers, Eva Balslev and Sune Segal, both from Denmark. With a background in journalism, both accompaniers felt it crucial to tell the story of hoe the `wall' has already ruined the livelihoods of thousands of Palestinians and will continue to do so as its construction progresses. Just as important was their wish to create a basis for a sober and factual discussion around it. In accordance with one of the stated purposes of the EAPPI -- to bear witness to and report on human-rights violations resulting from Israel's practices as an occupying power -- the two accompaniers devoted much of their stay to conducting research on the subject as well as collecting testimonies from affected villagers. This booklet provides an alternative to most media stories, as told by two young ecumenical accompaniers to whom we are most grateful". -- Preface.
- Contents: Foreword / Salpy Eskidjian -- Preface -- Facts about the Wall -- Confiscation of Land -- Diary of Falamiya: A Village on the Road to Dependency: part I -- Confiscation of Water: Dry Future Prospects -- Diary of Falamiya: A Village on the Road to Dependency: part II -- The Legal Issues: Security vs. Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law -- Diary of Falamiya: A Village on the Road to Dependency: part III -- Epilogue.
- Added Entry
- Segal, Sune
- Eskidjian, Salpy, 1966-
- World Council of Churches. Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel
- Subjects
- Human rights - Israel
- Palestinian Arabs - Government policy - Israel
- Israel - Politics and government - 21st century
- Israel - Boundaries - West Bank
- West Bank - Boundaries
- National security - Israel
- Military policy - Israel
- Jewish-Arab relations - 1973-
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Public opinion - Israel
- Security Wall (Israel)
- Walls - West Bank - Political aspects
- Israeli West Bank Barrier - Social aspects
- ISBN
- 2-8254-1390-9
- Call Number
- DS 119.75 B3S4 2003