Brutality, Oppression Outrage Visitors [Conference of Muslims, Christians and Jews to Celebrate Israel's 50th Anniversary]

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Christians, Jews, Muslims walk Arabs' 'via dolorosa'

At the invitation of Sabeel Liberation Theology Center and its local and international partners, more than 900 people (Christians, Muslims and Jews) from diverse parts of the world gathered in Bethlehem from Feb. 10-15, 1998 to stand in solidarity and proclaim the challenge of jubilee. They came to discern God's call for them as peacemakers promoting justice for all people.

Most participants in the conference travelled throughout the Holy Land, before and after the formal proceedings, encountering local people and places in the Galilee, Gaza, Hebron and Jerusalem. The participants were outraged and horrified at the level …