[In “Should Churches Divest?” August 2005], Don Wagner refers to “bypass roads available only to Israeli settlers.” There are no such roads. While vehicles registered to Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have been barred from certain roads during periods of violence, the roads are not limited to settlers.
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Don Wagner 12-01-2005
Palestinians with West Bank (blue) and Gaza (white) license plates are routinely prevented from traveling on the network of roads built by Israel to bypass Palestinian population centers and connect Jerusalem and Israel with the settlements. I have traveled on these roads and been turned back by Israeli military checkpoints when in cars with these types of license plates.
Rose Marie Berger 2-01-2005
An interview with Palestinian leader Hanan Ashrawi on feminism, faith, and the future of the Palestinian cause.
Rose Marie Berger 2-01-2005
An interview with Palestinian leader Hanan Ashrawi on feminism, faith, and the future of the Palestinian cause.
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 8-01-2004
The Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem hosted more than 500 representatives from 31 countries in April to address the dangers of Christian Zionism.
Neve Gordon 9-01-2002
Attacks in both East and West Jerusalem damage and demoralize—but they're not the same.
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 9-01-2002
Nurit Elhanan and her husband, Rami, both 52, are campaigning for an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. What's remarkable about their peace campaign?
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 9-01-2002
The Glasgow University Media Group decided to research how much about the Middle East conflict students learned from watching TV. This is what they found.
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 5-01-2002
More than 320 members of the Israeli Defense Forces have signed a pledge refusing "to dominate, expel, starve and humiliate an entire people" through "missions of occupation and oppression..."
Jim Wallis 9-01-2001
My wife, Joy, my son, Luke, and I had dinner recently with our friend Michael Lerner and his wife, Debora, in their Berkeley, California home.
