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June 26, 2009: Parents  Circle

June 26, 2009: Parents Circle

Rami Elhanan and Mazen Faraj are members of the Parents Circle-Families Forum, a grassroots group that unites bereaved Israelis and Palestinians who have lost immediate family memers to the Middle East conflict. Together they promote a message of dialogue, reconciliation, and peace.

Posted: Jun 26th, 2009  Comments: 6   Views: 3,376   
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June 19, 2009: Geneive Abdo: The Religion Factor in Iran’s Political Crisis

June 19, 2009: Geneive Abdo: The Religion Factor in Iran’s Political Crisis

Geneive Abdo, Iran analyst at the Century Foundation, talks about the religious dimensions of Iran's political crisis and the challenges it poses for the Islamic Republic’s cleric-run establishment.

Posted: Jun 19th, 2009  Comments: 2   Views: 2,371   
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June 12, 2009: American Jews and Israel

June 12, 2009: American Jews and Israel

"Criticism of Israel indicates engagement with Israel. American Jews should be worried when their children stop criticizing Israel," says Professor Steven Cohen, a sociologist of American Jewry on the faculty at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York.

Posted: Jun 12th, 2009  Comments: 4   Views: 3,900   
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June 12, 2009: Extended Interviews: American Jews and Israel

June 12, 2009: Extended Interviews: American Jews and Israel

Read more of the Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly interviews with American Jews about Israel.

Posted: Jun 12th, 2009  Comments: 2   Views: 1,954   
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May 15, 2009: Pope’s Mideast Trip Wrap-Up

May 15, 2009: Pope’s Mideast Trip Wrap-Up

It was a week of prayers and pleas for peace and gestures of reconciliation to all sides in the Holy Land.

Posted: May 15th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 2,652   
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June 20, 2008: Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon

June 20, 2008: Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon

The UN said this week that the number of refugees worldwide rose for the second year in a row. More than 11 million people were living outside their home countries as refugees in 2007, many of them forced to flee violent conflicts.

Posted: Jun 20th, 2008  Comments: 1   Views: 2,815   
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