Lutheran World Federation urges peace in Palestine

No. 45 of 47. First published 29 Dec 2007. The Lutheran World Federation has appealed to Israeli and Palestinian leaders to โ€œurgently pursueโ€ the successful conclusion of a peace treaty between their nations, as agreed at the recent Middle East peace conference in Annapolis in the US. At a full day of meetings in Annapolis …

Meeting with the Palestinian National Authority

No. 38 of 47. First published 24 Dec 2007. Leaving the Mount of Olives, we travelled north through occupied Palestinian territory to Ramallah, the administrative capital of Palestine. Ramallah is a bustling, if dirty, city, with plenty of evidence of construction and other economic activity. We visited the impressive memorial to Nobel Peace Prize winner Yasser Arafat, and …