[PDF] Jerusalem Key To Peace eBook

Author : Munib Younan
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 16,71 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451414929

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The rapidly deteriorating situation in Israel/Palestine has dashed hopes of any imminent peace or even accommodation between the Israeli people and the Palestinian people. A leader in Palestinian Christianity, and an outspoken advocate of nonviolence and of Palestinian rights, Bishop Munib Younan directly addresses this situation and its imperatives. Born of Palestinian refugee parents and raised in Jerusalem, Younan has spent his life pastoring Palestinian Christians and searching for nonviolent solutions in this complex and volatile religious and political scene. In this volume, Younan presents first the historical and social context of the Palestinian situation, beginning with the not-well-known story of Arab Christianity and his own background. He elaborates his own theology of nonviolence, centered in the idea of martyria-heeding a call to justice, inclusion, and forgiveness. He illustrates the notion with dramatic and often tragic episodes and shows how it can address key issues in the current struggle with Israel over statehood, land, and refugees. Younan's model of Christian nonviolence also has demonstrable benefits in addressing terrorism, interreligious strife, and global peacemaking. Younan's is a voice all Christians of conscience should hear.

Author : Air Command and Staff College
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,68 MB
Release : 2014-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781500832353

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This book explores the Middle East Peace Process in terms of the historical and cultural attachment the three monolithic religions have toward the city of Jerusalem. Although conventional wisdom ascribes to four majors issues preventing a comprehensive settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians: namely borders, security, right of return and Jerusalem, it is actually only Jerusalem that is paramount. If the issue of Jerusalems sovereignty can be solved a compromise solution for the other three will be found. Unfortunately, the common ground required for a negotiated settlement in regards to Jerusalem will never be found. Its religious value to Muslims, Jews and Christians alike have contributed to three millennia of monumental abuse, depravity and sacrifice, which acts as a limitless reservoir of cultural; sunk costs no contemporary government can or will ignore. Therefore, the only way a lasting solution to peace in the Middle East can be found is by a forced settlement that Israelis and Palestinians will find palatable. If all parties perceive that there is no real winner then they are more likely to accept a mandate that is less than desired. The last requirement is to develop a governmental construct that gives both Israel and Palestine as much local sovereignty over individual neighborhoods and holy sites as possible. This book suggests a new international construct. Instead of the old Corpus Separatum proposed by the United Nations, more appropriate form would be a Corpus Universitas, or world city, where everyone is a citizen of Jerusalem. One where the city is administered under revocable power by a UN member nation not associated with any of the three monolithic religions, is sanctioned, supervised and legitimized by the United Nations and it legislated by a two-tier system controlled by a council equally represented by Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Author : Yehezkel Landau
Publisher :
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 34,30 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Arab-Israeli conflict
ISBN :

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Foreword / David Smock -- Introduction -- Religion : a blessing or a curse? -- After the collapse of Oslo -- The Alexandria Summit and its aftermath -- Grassroots interreligious dialogues -- Educating the educators -- Other Muslim voices for interreligious peacebuilding -- Symbolic ritual as a mode of peacemaking -- Active solidarity : rabbis for human rights -- From personal grief to collective compassion -- Journeys of personal transformation -- Practical recommendations -- Appendices.

Author : Constance A. Hammond
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 44,40 MB
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1317490541

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Conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians has been ongoing since the creation of the state of Israel, a conflict revolving around land-ownership, water politics, human rights, and religious rights. 'Shalom/Salaam/Peace' examines the realities of life in contemporary Israel/Palestine, with its politics, wars, security wall, settlements and ongoing struggles. Having established the historical, scriptural and theological context behind the present situation, the book presents key figures who have promoted peace and justice and explores liberation theology as a way of bringing peace in Israel/Palestine. Combining the history of liberation theology with its lived reality in Israel/Palestine today, 'Shalom/Salaam/Peace' is an illuminating resource for students and scholars of politics and religion.