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Holy Tensions: Lessons From A Christian Pilgrimage To The Holy Land

Charles Howard | Posted 05.23.2012

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Charles Howard

Walking with a rabbi friend along a road that has held up the feet of sojourners for thousands of years, we considered the various sides of the some of the complexities within the Holy Land.

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Reality Check in Palestine/Israel

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abbas, Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jordan River, Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama, Israeli Settlements, Israel, Occupation, Yom Kippur, World News
Daoud Kuttab

With such a disconnect between the peace process and the reality on the ground, one has to believe that peace, if it ever arrives, will not be an incremental process.

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Jordan River Called 'Too Polluted' For Baptism Pilgrims

Religion News Service | By Judith Sudilovsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Judith Sudilovsky Religion News Service JERUSALEM (RNS/ENInews) Concerns about pollution and water quality have prompted an environmental advocacy...

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Chevron Cited For Oil Spill Salt Lake City

AP | PAUL FOY | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — State regulators have cited Chevron Corp. for a pipeline leak that spilled crude oil into a Salt Lake City creek. The leak las...

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Baptizing in the Jordan River's Holy Sewage

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karin Kloosterman

The Jordan River's source is a sewage pipe, and it ends in a whimper. Predicted to run dry by 2011, I went on a media tour with FoEME to see firsthan...

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Jordan River Clean-Up Needs Pope's Help, Say Environmentalists

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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"The world's most holy river is under threat," Israel's Zalul Environmental Association said in an open letter to the pontiff who was scheduled to arr...

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Palestinians Regard Permaculture As A Necessity, Not A Choice (VIDEO)

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Youth Radio, Permaculture, Nora Barrows-Friedman, West Bank, Palestinian, Israel, Jordan River, Alice Harrison, Youthradio, Enviromentalism, Bustan Qaraaqa Farm, Water Crisis, Video, Palestinian Authority, World News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Inside the occupied West Bank, permaculture is not just a decision of conscience but a necessary means of empowerment within an ever-changing, uncertain landscape.

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