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Healing the Holy Land [electronic resource] : interreligious peacebuilding in Israel/Palestine / Yehezkel Landau.

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Main Author:	Landau, Yehezkel
Corporate Author:	United States Institute of Peace
Format:	Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : U.S. Institute of Peace, 2003.
Series:	Peaceworks ; no. 51.
Subjects:	Peace-building > Palestine. Peace > Religious aspects.

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Abstract:	Even though the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is primarily a political dispute between two nations over a common homeland, it has religious aspects that need to be addressed in any effective peacemaking strategy. The peace agenda cannot be the monopoly of secular nationalist leaders, for such an approach guarantees that fervent religious believers on all sides will feel excluded and threatened by the diplomatic process. Religious militants need to be addressed in their own symbolic language; otherwise, they will continue to sabotage any peacebuilding efforts. Holy sites, including the city of Jerusalem, are claimed by both peoples, and deeper issues that fuel the conflict, including the elements of national identity and purpose, are matters of transcendent value that cannot be ignored by politicians or diplomats.This report argues for the inclusion of religious leaders and educators in the long-term peacebuilding that is required to heal the bitter conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. It documents the efforts of Jews, Christians, and Muslims whose commitments toward a just peace are rooted in their religious convictions.
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Physical Description:	54 pages ; 28 cm. Available in print and via the Internet from the USIP web site. Address as of 9/4/03: http://www.usip.org/pubs/peaceworks/pwks51.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Available in print and via the Internet from the USIP web site. Address as of 9/4/03: http://www.usip.org/pubs/peaceworks/pwks51.pdf; current access available via PURL.