In January I'll be spending some time in Israel and Palestine, so a couple of items in the latest Sojourners email caught my eye as I finally got around to reading it this morning.
First was the header quote:
Nonviolence is our most powerful weapon. If they cannot accuse us of terrorism, they cannot stop us. The world will support us.- Mohammed Khatib, secretary of the Bilin, West Bank, village council, referred to as "a modern-day Gandhi" whose nonviolent resistance, in cooperation with Israeli peace activists, has earned him arrests, beatings, and death threats by Israeli forces -- as well as modest legal victories, which have yet to be enforced, to change the Israeli separation barrier's route through his village's lands. (Source: Los Angeles Times)
And then there was this story:
Video: Jon Stewart Interviews Jewish American and Palestinian Nonviolence Advocates
by Brian McLaren 10-30-2009Jon Stewart courageously hosted an American Jewish woman (Anna Baltzer) and a Palestinian political leader (Mustafa Barghouti) who are working across lines of conflict for peace, through nonviolent means. There’s a “Joe Wilson” moment when a heckler shouts out … Here’s the extended/uncut version in two parts.
Canadians are relegated to what looks like the edited version of the interview here.
I'm looking forward to educating myself more on the subject prior to my trip in a couple months.
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