Pullout Seen Really as West Bank Issue
The Gaza withdrawal in itself plays only a small part in the current face-off between settlers and the Israeli government.
The Gaza withdrawal in itself plays only a small part in the current face-off between settlers and the Israeli government.
In response to these unprecedented overtures, some in our community have called for ending all dialogue with Presbyterians. I believe that is exactly the wrong response. What we need is a renewed dialogue that would occur on two levels.
Last August, when Imam Mahdi al Jumeili of the small Hudheifa Mosque in Baghdad\’s Shurti neighborhood met three American officers to resolve a dispute over soldiers entering the grounds of his mosque, his first question was: "Are any of you Jews?"
For \”Portraits in Faith,\” Robin Garbose\’s husband, Levi, adapted a novel by Marcus Lehman, a 19th-century German writer who is something of a John Grisham of the Orthodox world. His books typically are plot-driven, hard-to-put-down novels that are infused with messages of faith.
Jewish and Arab leaders say President Bush\’s appointment of Middle East scholar Daniel Pipes to a federal think tank — despite the objections of Arab groups and some congressional Democrats — offers a window into White House thinking on Middle East issues.