Presbyterian Church May Pressure Israel
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The head of a visiting U.S. Presbyterian Church delegation called on Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories and said Monday that his church is studying the possibility of withholding investments to increase pressure on Israel.
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JERUSALEM -- Representatives of the Anglican Church who toured Israel and the West Bank this week are recommending that the church withdraw investments from Israel to pressure the country to ease the ''draconian conditions&quot; imposed on the Palestinians, a church official said yesterday.
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In both Israel and America, minorities in the Jewish world are attempting to impose their will on the majority. The outcome of these efforts will do much to determine the future course of Jewish politics.
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By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor and Inigo Gilmore in Herzliya. Israel threw its weight yesterday behind Tony Blair&#39;s plans to hold an international Middle East conference in London in February, but left
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s Mideast peace push suffered a setback on the eve of his visit when Israel said it would not attend the Mideast conference he&#39;s proposing
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JERUSALEM The arrival in the Middle East of Arun Gandhi, preaching his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi&#39;s message of love, brotherhood and nonviolence to conflict-weary Israelis and Palestinians, has raised tentative hopes that the bloody conflict may be
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Washington's conclusion that Israel likely misused U.S.-made cluster munitions by firing them at civilian areas in Lebanon has brought new pressure on Israel to review its wartime practices.
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This would appear to be an appropriate time to discuss the potential for Palestinian nonviolence and its ramifications for Israel.
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It is a debate that could change the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) forever: whether to allow leeway on the ordination of gay clergy and lay elders and deacons.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in Jerusalem for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. He&#39;s hoping to get both sides to participate in a Mideast conference in London.
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Relatives seeking information on two Israeli soldiers who were seized by Hezbollah militants in northern Israel at the start of last year's Lebanon war met Wednesday with Pope Benedict XVI.
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It is extremely important for Muslims, not only those in the US but also elsewhere, to decide whether they are against Israel because it is an oppressive occupying power that is denying Palestinians their genuine rights, or because it is a Jewish state.
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By Colette M. Jenkins, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Dec. 16--The congregation at First Presbyterian Church of Akron wants to be known as the church with a heart for the city.  "We realize that the mission field is right at our door," the Rev. Mark Ruppert said.
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Jewish and Protestant leaders clashed over Israel as the heads of several major U.S. Jewish organizations condemned the Presbyterian Church's decision to begin selective divestiture in companies operating in Israel.
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Israel is on a collision course with the European Union and could turn into a pariah state, like South Africa during the apartheid years, if its conflict with the Palestinians is
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Jewish organizations and leaders in the U.S. are divided over Israel&#039;s plan to redraw the country&#039;s borders on its own if it cannot quickly negotiate peace with the Palestinians, and are giving the White House conflicting advice about whether to support or fund the effort.
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Israelis and Palestinians are in the midst of rapidly evolving events that could lead to a period of instability in both camps, but could also usher in the changes necessary to resume peace negotiations.