Citizens Proposal for a Border between Israel and Palestine
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    • 2011 >
      • Har Homa C
      • Giv’at Hamatos
      • The Question of Recognizing Israel as a Jewish State
      • Let Us Prepare for Two States
      • Can Palestinians Recognize Israel’s “Jewish Character”?
      • Next Steps: Negotiating an Initial Border
      • Etzion Bloc Expansion: Israeli Overreaching
      • Israel’s Tussle with Europe
    • 2012 >
      • Time to Negotiate the Northern and Southern Sectors of the Israeli-West Bank Border
      • President Peres and Dr. Ashrawi: Thank You for Staying on Track
      • Playing the Victim Card Will Not Bring Peace
      • Negotiations By the Parties
      • The World Should Help the Palestinian Hunger Striker
      • ...and only afterwards move to discuss the topic of Jerusalem
      • A Question of Accountability
      • Israel Twisting in the Wind
      • Netanyahu: Too Big for His Britches
      • Netanyahu's "Israeli Comfort"
      • How Shaul Mofaz Can Jump-Start the Peace Process
      • Netanyahu on the Brink
      • Time for Taking Stock
      • Israel in Wonderland
      • Whatever Happened to the Quartet?
      • The Palestinians Want to Negotiate
      • A Time for Hope and a Call for Restraint
      • Israel Can Win in Gaza, But Not Now
      • Congratulations to the New State of Palestine!
      • Security and Borders: Both Required for Peace
    • 2013 >
      • It Is Up to Israel to Restart Peace Negotiations
      • Israel and Palestine: Changing the Terms of Agreement
      • The Knesset Bill to Increase the Number of Women that Elect the Chief Rabbis Is Important for Jewish Women
      • Proposal on Governance of the Holy Basin
      • Time for Netanyahu to Reach Across the Aisle
      • Tzipi Livni's Challenge
      • Women Should Be Free to Pray at the Wailing Wall
      • Proposed Highway through the Jordan Valley Will Backfire on Israel
    • 2014 >
      • Secretary Kerry, Please Beware of Israel’s Stalling Tactics
      • A Proposal on the Issue of Palestinian Recognition of Israel as a Jewish State
      • Proposed “Jewish State” Law a Threat to Israel’s Democracy
      • Journaling: Hope and Despair - Seven Weeks In
      • Netanyahu's War
    • 2015 >
      • We Should Applaud Herzog and Livni for Reclaiming Zionism
      • The Next Israeli Government
      • West Bank Citizenry and Receipt of Individuals of Palestinian Origin
      • What Next for Israel?
      • Palestinian statehood
      • Mischief in the Trade Legislation would Hinder Progress
      • What Next for America?
      • Could American Firms Choose to Gradually Disinvest from Israel?
      • Boycotting Israel is not anti-Semitism
    • 2016 >
      • Isaac Herzog's Diplomatic Initiative: Can This Detour Be Reframed Into a Road to Two States?
      • The Choice of Friedman as Envoy to Israel Is a Challenge to the Soul of American Judaism
      • America’s Abstention at the UN: Well Played!
      • Lapid: A New Leader for Israel?
    • 2017 >
      • Outcomes of SC Resolution 2334
      • Release the Tapes of the Noni Affair
      • Yair Lapid: A Strong Leader for a Secure Israel
      • Bill to Annex E-1: A Knife in the Heart of the Two-State Solution
      • Thus Endeth the Jewish State
      • CP Suspending Operation
    • 2019 >
      • Return to Two States
      • ​Benny Gantz Can Do Better than Pander to the Settlers
      • The Joint List Should Join the Government
    • 2020 >
      • Israel's Moment of Opportunity
      • Trump’s Unfair Middle East Plan Leaves Nothing to Negotiate
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  • About the Authors

About the Authors

_Dr. ANDREW M. WILSON is the author of World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts (Paragon House, 1991), a comparative anthology that contains over 4,000 passages from 268 sacred texts of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Jainism, Sikhism, Baha’i, and more. Also featured are the traditions, prayers and proverbs of the First Peoples of Africa, the Americas and Oceania. Clergy, scholars, and practitioners of multiple faith traditions have applauded it as a contribution to comparative religion and a resource for interfaith worship. The online version of World Scripture is linked to by many collegiate and independent websites as a comparative religion resource. Dr. Wilson has a Ph.D. from Harvard University in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and has published on Jewish–Christian relations in the Journal of Ecumenical Studies. His interest in Israeli–Palestinian relations has led him to take more than a dozen trips to Israel, Ramallah and Gaza.

Dr. Wilson is Professor of Scriptural Studies at UTS: The Interfaith Seminary (New York City), the main seminary of the international Unification Church. Nevertheless, in undertaking the work to develop the proposal for a border, he received neither church support nor the endorsement of any church officials. He states, “I am offering this proposal as an individual citizen who cares deeply about peace in a way that transcends my personal religious beliefs. I believe that the spiritual maturity that grows out of a life of faith has positioned me to make a contribution to the wider discussion.” 
 

LOUISE B. STRAIT accompanied Dr. Wilson on several of his trips to Israel and the Palestinian territories. An elder in the Presbyterian Church (P.C.U.S.A.), she is active in interfaith activities in the Washington D.C. area. Her interest in peace has been fostered by the strong peace witness of the Society of Friends, which she encountered in her education at the Quaker-affiliated Sidwell Friends School and Earlham College. An editor of periodicals by profession, Ms. Strait is currently employed by the American Psychological Association.
 

Dr. ANTONIO L. BETANCOURT is the Director for the Office of Peace and Security Affairs for the Universal Peace Federation. He also serves as President of the World Institute for Development and Peace, a think tank devoted to economic justice and resource developer on ideas and technologies to address more effectively the problems of poverty. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President of the International Security Council, a Washington, DC-based defense and foreign policy think tank, and was Executive Editor of Global Affairs, its quarterly journal.

_Acknowledgements

_WE GIVE SPECIAL THANKS to Rev. Christopher Krefft, whose spiritual guidance was instrumental in the inception of this project and whose valued advice assisted its development at every stage. Reverend Krefft is an active member of the Wellington, New Zealand, Inter-Faith Council. 

We wish to acknowledge the support and contributions of Ye Jin Moon, Daniela Wetherall, Malcolm Allan and Jim Scorgie, who met with the authors in Honolulu, Hawaii in April 2011, where we began a journey together that led to this proposal. We thank Roger Wetherall for producing a first-rate website. We thank Mr. Scorgie for his generous support. We are also grateful to Glenn Strait and William Selig for their logistical support, to Tarek Nahabet and Dr. Mark Barry for their editorial comments and advice about working in the Washington political culture, and to our friends in Israel—Eliezer, Shelley, Eldad, Hod and Shuki—for their warm hospitality and encouragement. No doubt we will have many more people to thank as we continue to share this proposal with others and gather their insights from diverse points of view.

Contact Us

For more information please contact the authors: andrew.m.wilson.phd@gmail.com
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