MennoLetter from Jerusalem

Because of summer vacations the July 2004 issue was late on the web site. We present July and September MennoLetters until October.

September 2004

• Download September MennoLetter from Jerusalem [84 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files] A Middle East View by Mennonite Church Liaison, Glenn Edward Witmer

In this issue:

“Christian Zionism is not consistent with the basic values of Reformed theology because it makes use of idiosyncratic interpretations of Scripture.”
—Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick, Presbyterian Church (USA)

My Voice: If Only We Could Look Each Other in the Eyes

“Mirror, Mirror on The Wall…”

“The Queen, on seeing in her mirror the more beautiful face of Snow White, was faced with two options about what she saw — recognize reality, or try to destroy and deny it.”
BY Glenn Edward Witmer, page 1

See the Separation Wall, click here for photos:

• Writing on the Wall
• Wall

Israel Labeled an Apartheid State… Presbyterians Under Attack by Zionists.

BY Rev. Dr. Clifton Kirkpatrick, Presbyterian Church (USA), page 2

The Wall is Now a Barrier to Peace

BY Dr. Tony Klug, The Jewish Chronicle, page 3

Israeli High Court Orders Reply on Barrier Ruling

A UN report says the 440-mile barrier will cause serious human suffering to 700,000 Palestinians, cutting them off from their farms, jobs, and schools.
Page 4

Deputy PM: “More Jewish Settlements Must Go”

Israel has no choice but to quit more areas if it is to remain a free and democratic state.
Page 5

Winning the War of Ideas

A new international poll reports that Arab attitudes towards the US have plummeted to all-time lows

“Poll findings show that Arabs see US policies in the Middle East as, by far, the main factor fostering the Arab world’s growing antagonism towards Washington.”
BY William Fisher, The Jordan Times, page 5

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