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No. 10 of 47. First published 4 Dec 2007. Here's an excellent summary of sixty years of policy by the World Council of Churches on Palestine/Israel: Volunteers service with the WCC's Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. Negotiating a just peace under the rule of law is the strongest option for ensuring the well-being …
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No. 9 of 47. First published 3 Dec 2007. More selected images I took from the Ramparts Walk around the Old City of Jerusalem today: 8. Ha Tsankhanim Rd, looking north-east from near New Gate, Old City ramparts: 9. Garden and houses in Christian Quarter, Old City, from rampart near New Gate: 10. Gardens and …
No. 8 of 47. First published 3 Dec 2007. Here are some selected images I took from the Ramparts Walk around the Old City of Jerusalem today: 1. The Citadel of David, near Jaffa Gate, looking north: 2. Jaffa Rd looking north-east from rampart near Jaffa Gate: 3. Path on rampart walls, south of Citadel, …
No. 7 of 47. First published 3 Dec 2007. This morning Gregor Henderson and I walked along the ramparts of the Old City of Jerusalem to the Western Wall at the Temple Mount (pictured, photographed today by me). Gregor is the President of the Uniting Church in Australia. We reflected on the irony that the …
No. 6 of 47. First published 3 Dec 2007. As a child, I heard news and occasional adult conversations about Arabs, Israel, oil and the fate of the Temple Mount. Yasser Arafat's characteristic dress was both familiar and unfamiliar. The wars of 1948, 1967 and 1973 were discussed as possibly fulfilling biblical prophecy. My paternal …
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