Title: | Support for Reconciliation Between Israel and Palestine |
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ID: | EXC102000.12 |
Committee: | International Concerns (report 1) |
Citation: | Executive Council Minutes, Oct. 24-27, 2000, Delavan, WI, pp. 24-25. |
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Resolved, That the Executive Council, meeting in Delavan, Wisconsin, October 24-27, 2000, commends the Presiding Bishop for the leadership expressed in his letter to President Clinton regarding the current Israeli/Palestinian crisis and endorses the content of that letter, particularly:
Resolved, That the Council requests all congregations to pray for peace in the Middle East remembering especially the Diocese of Jerusalem and our mission personnel working there; and be it further Resolved, That the Council also commends to all congregations the Jerusalem 2000 campaign being administered by Episcopal Relief and Development, which has as its goal the raising of $2.5 million to support the infrastructure of the Diocese of Jerusalem, including its hospitals and schools; and be it further Resolved, That the Council further commends as a timely teaching resource the booklet and video called "Peacemaking in the Holy Land," produced by the Episcopal Church summarizing the Church's long role in the peace process. |
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