Significant Resources for Attaining a Border
NEWSVerbatim transcript of UNGA proceedings re Palestine
UN General Assembly, November 29, 2012
Are the US and Israel Heading for a Showdown?
While the Obama administration has acceded to the imagery of knee-jerk support for whatever Israel does, no matter how outrageous, behind the scenes its policies are beginning to look far less predictable, reckons Ira Chernus.
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=56161 Religious Leaders Urge Second-Term Priority on PeaceThirty-six U.S. Christian leaders, including the president of the National Council of Churches and heads of the Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Unitarian, Lutheran, Episcopalian, Disciples of Christ, and Reformed denominations, have asked President Barack Obama to “bring the full energies of your Administration to bear toward facilitating a just, durable, and final negotiated agreement to end the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In a letter sent to the president on January 7, 2013, the leaders advised him that “American political leadership is needed now more than ever to support both Israelis and Palestinians in creating a resilient and just peace.” The signatories, who describe themselves as “faith leaders deeply committed to peace and reconciliation in this land held sacred by so many,” sound the note of alarm that “another generation cannot wait as prospects for peace grow dimmer.” In fact, they warn,“the consequences of maintaining the status quo, while events further complicate the feasibility of a two-state solution, may perpetuate the conflict for generations to come.” In addition to all of the major Protestant denominations in the United States, various levels of Orthodox Churches and independent Roman Catholic organizations are represented. The president of Fuller Seminary and the leaders of the Christian service organizations Church World Service and Sojourners also signed the letter. The letter may be seen in its entirety at the website of Christians for Middle East Peace: http://www.cmep.org |
USEFUL WEBSITESTerrestrial Jerusalem, at http://t-j.org.il/, is an excellent repository of interactive maps of Jerusalem, found in the
section “Jerusalem Atlas.” The series of maps of ancient and modern Jerusalem may be viewed with a choice of various overlays denoting settlements, the green line, the separation barrier, municipal boundaries, various border proposals, and many other historic, demographic, and political features. Founded and directed by the noted Jerusalem expert Daniel Seidemann, Terrestrial Jerusalem has the aim “to identify and track the full spectrum of developments in Jerusalem that could impact either the political process or permanent status options, destabilize the city or spark violence, or create humanitarian crises.” | ||
