One of Pilgrim’s overriding themes is education -- for children in schools in the Holy Land, as well as for the general United States public -- about what is happening in the Middle East broadly, and the Holy Land specifically. As part of that thrust, Pilgrims of Ibillin is continually exploring vehicles and venues for providing information on these two vital subject areas.

Following is a listing of web sites and books compiled by Pilgrims that can contribute to a better understanding what is going on in that part of the world, and contribute to a better understanding of what it will take to achieve peace and reconciliation among the peoples of the region. The selections were made not only for their information content, but to reflect alternative view points on the issues facing our quest for reconciliation, justice for all, and a lasting peace.

 

If you have ideas for other resources that we should consider adding to the list, we welcome your input.

WEB SITES

Al-Awda-News http://www.al-awda.org

American Task Force on Palestine -- http://www.americantaskforce.org

Americans for Middle East Understanding--www.ameu.org

B'Tselem--The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories--http://www.btselem.org

Charley Reese Articles -- http://antiwar.com/reese/

Christian Peacemaker Teams -- http://www.cpt.org

Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) -- http://www.cmep.org

Counterpunch -- http://www.counterpunch.org

Evangelicals for Middle East Understanding -- http://www.emeu.net

Fellowship of Reconciliation -- http://www.forusa.org

Friends of Sabeel -- http://www.fosna.org or http://www.sabeel.org

Haaretz -- An Israeli Newspaper--http://haaretz.com

Holy Land Resources -- http://www.holylandresources.net

 

If Americans Knew -- What Every American Needs to Know about Israel and Palestine -- www.ifamericansknew.org

 

Information Clearing House -- News You Won't Find on CNN -- http://www.informationclearinghouse.info

International Middle East Media Center -- http://imemc.orgt

Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) -- Peace and Human Rights Group dedicated to resisting the occupation and working for a just and viable peace -- http://www.icahd.org

Jewish Voice for Peace -- http://jewishvoiceforpeace.org

Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights -- http://www.adalah.org

Mar Elias Educational Institutions -- http://mechs.org

Miftah --Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy, founded by Hanan Ashrawi -- http://www.miftah.org

Mossawa Center -- Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens of Israel -- http://www.mossawacenter.org

Musalaha Reconciliation Ministries -- http://www.musalaha.org

Olive Trees Foundation for Peace, Reconciliation and Opportunity -- http://www.olivetreesfoundation.org

Palestine Report-- http://www.palestinereport.org

Pax Christi -- http://paxchristi.net

Sojourners Magazine -- Supporting Justice and Peace -- http://www.sojo.net

Stop the Wall -- http:stopthewall.org

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Occupied Territories -- http://www.ochaopt.org

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs -- http://www.wrmea.com

Witness Magazine-- http://www.thewitness.org

BOOKS

Chacour, Elias, BLOOD BROTHERS, Chosen Books, Michigan, 1988

Chacour, Elias, WE BELONG TO THE LAND, University of Notre Dame Press, 2000

Ashrawi, Hanan, THIS SIDE OF PEACE, A PERSONAL ACCOUNT, Simon and Schuster, 1995

Ateek, Naim, JUSTICE AND ONLY JUSTICE, Orbis Books, 1989

Bennis, Phyllis, UNDERSTANDING THE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT, Trans-Arab Research Institute, 2002

Chapman, Colin, WHOSE PROMISED LAND?, Lion Publishing, 2002

Findley, Paul, THEY DARE TO SPEAK OUT, Lawrence Hul Books, 1989

Finkelstein, Norman, IMAGE AND REALITY OF THE ISRAEL/PALESTINE CONFLICT, Verso, 2001

 

Goldstein, Stephen, ISRAEL-PALESTINE: A Mission Study for 2007-2008, Study Guide by Sandra Olewine.  (A publication of the Women's Division, Bd. of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church.)

Hass, Amira, DRINKING THE SEA AT GAZA, DAYS AND NIGHTS IN A LAND UNDER SEIGE, Henry Holt, 1996

Raheb, Mitri, I AM A PALESTINIAN CHRISTIAN, 1995 

Shlaim, Avi, THE IRON WALL, ISRAEL AND THE ARAB WORLD, Penguin Books, 2001

Sizer, Stephen, CHRISTIAN ZIONISM, Intervarsity Press, UK

Tolan, Sandy, THE LEMON TREE: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East 

Wagner, Donald, ANXIOUS FOR ARMAGEDDON: A CALL TO PARTNERSHIP FOR MIDDLE EASTERN AND WESTERN CHRISTIANS, Herald Press, 1994

Wagner, Donald, DYING IN THE LAND OF PROMISE: PALESTINE AND PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANITY, Melisende, 2001