U.S. Churches Push for Two-State Israel-Palestine Solution

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It was a fascinating conference. Lutheran Bishop Mark Hanson opened the Churches for Middle East Peace conference in Washington, D.C., last week. Video of his keynote is at this link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8215992586234816634&hl=en

Churches for Middle East Peace Conference Report: A Time for Learning, Prayer & Advocacy for Peacemaking in the Nation's Capitol
This message can be found online at: http://www.cmep.org/2008_conference/Report.htm

150 church advocates and clergy from around the country gathered in Washington earlier this week amidst pouring rains that cleared just in time for their advocacy day on Capitol Hill.

"Calming the Storm: Middle East Peacemaking in a Turbulent Time" was the theme of CMEP's April 20-22 conference that sought to build support in theU.S. Congress for diligent follow-up on the Annapolis process toward the goal of a two-state Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement.

The conference was a unique gathering of Christians from a wide variety of denominations committed to effective advocacy with policymakers as well as continued education and training back home. The conference reflects CMEP's partnership with Middle East policy experts, Jewish and Palestinian partner organizations and officials from the U.S. Congress and the Administration as we work to build support in Washington for U.S. policies conducive to peacemaking.