MennoLetter from Jerusalem

January 2007

• Download January MennoLetter from Jerusalem [134 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files] A Middle East View by Mennonite Church Liaison, Glenn Edward Witmer

"I would like to know how much it matters to the Israeli Government to have Christian communities in the Holy Land."
—Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury

In this issue:

What Difference Does a [New] Year Make?

- by Glenn Witmer page 1

US Scolds Israel on Plan for West Bank Settlement

- by Helene Cooper, page 2

Learning to Love My Enemies

"I want to provide an Israel that is a Jewish, Zionist country. It’s about what kind of country we want to see in the future."
- Amy Peters, CPT Hebron, page 2

Retaliation or Restraint?

- by Rabbi Dow Marmur, page 3

Cold Hard Facts:

96% of 2006 Killings Are Done by Israelis!, page 3

Terrorists are ‘Criminals’, not ‘Muslim Activists’

“I want to repudiate the actions of a misguided criminal minority.”
- by Shaykh Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, page 4

Churches’ Joint Commitment to Support Bethlehem

“I would like to know how much it matters to the Israeli Government to have Christian communities in the Holy Land.”
- page 5

Separation Wall Causing Extreme Hardship

- by Bernard Sabella, page 6

UN Aid Plea Amid Fears of Palestinian Economic Collapse

Half of population going short of food, agencies say.
- by Rory McCarthy, page 7

Check out the MennoJerusalem Tours:

• The 2007 Middle-East Study Tour for Pastors and Teachers

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