MennoLetter from Jerusalem

July 2004

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In this issue:

“No one returns from the territories without it leaving a deep imprint, messing up his head.”
—Israeli soldier after being in Hebron

If Only We Could Look Each Other in the Eyes

Even our churches are among the guilty in perpetuating the misinformation and distrust.
BY Glenn Edward Witmer, page 1

How to Tell the Truth—and When Not to Hide It

“We should talk about the Jewish grandmother who protests against the occupation because, as she says, ‘I feel Palestinian children are my children too.’”
BY Cecilie Surasky, page 2

Learning How to Become a Pro-Israel Activist

Page 3

Breaking the Silence on Hebron

“If he saw a group of people standing and talking, he would fire the teargas just to see them run and cough. He got a big kick out of it."
BY Aviv Lavie, page 3
“No one returns from the territories without it leaving a deep imprint, messing up his head.”

The Dynamics of Distrust

The common Arab association of modern-day Israeli-American actions with historical subjugation of the Middle East via western colonialism and imperialism is even stronger now.
BY Rami Khoury, Daily Star, Beirut Lebanon, page 4

High Court Tells Israelis to Shift Part of Barrier/Wall

“We looked at the wall as a catastrophe for our village because we have high unemployment and rely on farming,” the mayor said in an interview.
Now both sides can go fly a kite! page 5

Arab Boycott Warns Caterpillar Not to Sell to IDF

“Your insistence to go on supplying the Israeli army with bulldozers… helps it to destroy Palestinian lands and houses.”
Page 6

Brother Against Brother

“I saw first-hand the devastating effect of the wall… The ability of religious institutions to function normally throughout the Holy Land is severely impeded.”
BY Nathan Guttman, page 7

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