Category Archives: Nonviolent Resistance

WWJD? A Nonviolent Conflict Resolution for Palestine

Published in the Huffington Post June 2, 2011 How could a person living under military occupation, experiencing first-hand suffering and humiliation, even think about loving the enemy, let alone urge family, friends and neighbors to do the same? This challenging message came from a young rabbi named Jesus in his “Sermon on the Mount.” OfContinue reading “WWJD? A Nonviolent Conflict Resolution for Palestine”

When Leaders Lead

For many years, Palestinians have engaged in nonviolent actions aimed at resisting the Israeli military occupation and its violent and humiliating policies aimed at suppressing the will of the Palestinians in seeking to achieve their legitimate aspirations. Villages and communities have nonviolently protested for several years, and on weekly bases, if not sometimes daily, theContinue reading “When Leaders Lead”

Just Peace Campaign

I have just returned from the United Kingdom where I was one of several speakers at the Annual Greenbelt Festival in Cheltenham (27-30 August). Greenbelt (www.greenbelt.org.uk) describes itself as an “independent Christian festival working to express love, creativity and justice in the arts and contemporary culture in the light of the Christian gospel.” It wasContinue reading “Just Peace Campaign”