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OverviewIn our struggle for justice and peace in South Africa we had to learn to speak - and listen to - hard truths. Our experience should encourage all who strive for justice and peace in the Holy Land. My visits to the Holy Land remind me so much of South Africa: apartheid is back, complete with the 'Separation Wall' and bantustans. History, it seems, repeats itself. Yet, if peace could come to South Africa, surely it can come also to the Holy Land. I welcome this book that exposes some of the hardest truths about Israel-Palestine. The distinguished contributors - from Israel, Palestine, the US, the UK and Ireland, women and men, Jews, Christians and Muslims - speak their Truth. Reconciliation will follow later.' - From the Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In this collection of original essays, 12 internationally respected scholars and experts examine the ethical and strategic issues of the Palestine-Israel conflict, and offer us a rare window into the realities behind Israel's militar Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rev. Dr. Michael Prior , Archbishop Desmond TutuPublisher: Interlink Publishing Group, Inc Imprint: Olive Branch Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.322kg ISBN: 9781566565776ISBN 10: 1566565774 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 01 January 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsIn our struggle for justice and peace in South Africa we had to learn to speak--and listen to-hard truths. Our experience should encourage all who strive for justice and peace in the Holy Land. My visits to the Holy Land remind me so much of South Africa: apartheid is back, complete with the 'Separation Wall' and bantustans. History, it seems, repeats itself. Yet, if peace could come to South Africa, surely it can come also to the Holy Land. I welcome this book that exposes some of the hardest truths about Israel-Palestine. The distinguished contributors--from Israel, Palestine, the US, the UK and Ireland, women and men, Jews, Christians and Muslims-speak their Truth. Reconciliation will follow later. Author InformationRev. Dr. Michael Prior, CM, is Professor of Bible and Theology at St. Mary's College at the University of Surrey in England, where he is also Senior Research Fellow in Holy Land Studies. He is the editor of Holy Land Studies: A Multidisciplinary Journal and the author of numerous books, including Christians in the Holy Land (1994), Western Scholarship and the History of Palestine (1998), Zionism and the State of Israel: A Moral Inquiry (1999), Holy Land - Hollow Jubilee: God, Justice and the Palestinians (1999), and They Came and They Saw: Western Christian Experiences of the Holy Land (2000). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |