A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation

"From the text: "The background is clear. . . . [Jerusalem] has been conquered and re-conquered more than 37 times. The latest conquest in 1967 was by the Israeli army. After the war Israel 'took in' not only the 5 square kilometers of Arab East Jerusalem - but also 65 square kilometers of surrounding open country and villages, most of which never had any municipal link to Jerusalem. Overnight they became part of Israel's 'eternal and indivisible capital.' The history of Jerusalem has been written with blood."" "The first part of this sequel to Justice and Only Justice focuses on events since the Intifada of 1987, including the violence that has come from Israel's aggression and from the use of suicide bombers by Palestinians. The second part of the book draws on scripture, lifting up biblical figures such as Samson, Jonah, Daniel, and Jesus as it examines issues of ownership of the land. In the final section, Ateek presents a strategy to achieve peace and justice nonviolently that will promote justice for the Palestinians and security for both Israel and Palestine."--BOOK JACKET.

Rev. Dr. Naim Stifan Ateek, a Palestinian Anglican priest, is an Arab citizen of Israel. He is the president and director of Sabeel, an ecumenical theological center in Jerusalem, which he founded to work for the liberation of Palestinians

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Recapping History
The Birth of Sabeel	p. 3
Two Pivotal Events	p. 4
The Emergence of Hamas	p. 7
The Birth of Sabeel	p. 8
The Generous Offer of the Palestinians	p. 15
The Demands for Justice	p. 15
Give Me Justice!	p. 16
The Context of Oppression and Description of the Oppressors	p. 17
The Action of the Oppressed	p. 18
The Obstructers of Justice in Our World	p. 20
Justice and the Peace Process	p. 22
Israel, an Unwilling Partner for Peace	p. 30
The Palestinian Offer for Peace	p. 32
The Breeding of Violence	p. 35
Speaking the Truth about Violence in Palestine	p. 36
The Evolution of Violence in Palestine	p. 37
The Role of Terror Leading to the State of Israel	p. 39
Palestinian Liberation Theology in the Service Of Nonviolence and Peace
The Bible and the Land	p. 51
Exclusive Theologies of the Land	p. 51
Reading the Bible as a Palestinian Christian	p. 53
The Land Issue at the Heart of the Conflict	p. 56
New Testament Passages	p. 58
Jonah, the First Palestinian Liberation Theologian	p. 67
Jonah and the Book	p. 67
The Story	p. 70
The Theological Message of Jonah	p. 72
What Is the Relevance of Jonah to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?	p. 75
The Theology and Politics of Christian Zionism	p. 78
The Basic Theological Question	p. 81
The Early Major Players	p. 83
Important Milestones in Zionism	p. 84
Christian and Jewish Zionists Unite	p. 86
Challenging Christian Zionism	p. 88
Son of David or Suffering Servant?	p. 92
Biblical Context	p. 92
The New Way of Jesus	p. 95
Two Messianic Strands	p. 96
Saddam, Sodom, and the Cross	p. 104
The First Intifada	p. 105
The First Gulf War	p. 106
The Second Iraq War	p. 107
The Iraq Study Group	p. 108
The Destruction of Sodom	p. 109
Four Paradigms	p. 110
The Way of Empire	p. 113
Samson, the First Suicide Bomber	p. 115
The Background	p. 115
The Underlying Causes: An Attempt to Understand but Not to Justify	p. 116
Muslim Perspectives	p. 117
Palestinian Condemnation of Suicide Bombings	p. 120
Israeli Reaction	p. 121
A Christian Response	p. 122
Conclusion	p. 128
Daniel or Judah Maccabeus?	p. 130
Four Responses	p. 131
Inclusive versus Exclusive	p. 134
Daniel versus Judah	p. 134
Jesus and Nonviolence	p. 136
The Conflict over Palestine	p. 138
Whose Jerusalem?	p. 140
Guidance from the Scriptures	p. 140
Four Biblical Texts on Jerusalem	p. 141
Moving toward the "New Jerusalem"	p. 149
The Peace We Dream of
Israel's Predicament	p. 153
Israel as a Jewish State	p. 154
The Absence of a Constitution	p. 155
Ethnic Nationalism	p. 155
Three Jewish Testimonies	p. 156
The ACRI Report	p. 158
South African Testimonials	p. 158
The Way of Racism	p. 159
Is Transformation Possible?	p. 161
The Two-State Solution Is Not Enough	p. 165
Nationalism and the Constitution of Modern States	p. 165
The Two-State Solution	p. 168
The Major Aspects of the Conflict	p. 171
A Middle East Federation of the Holy Land	p. 175
Conclusion	p. 176
From Justice to Forgiveness	p. 178
Justice, Nonviolence, and Peace	p. 180
Peace Is Not Enough	p. 183
Applying the Human Paradigm	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 187
Zionist Plan for Palestine 1919	p. 189
Balfour Declaration	p. 191
Palestinian Loss of Land 1946 to 2005	p. 193
West Bank Barrier Route-June 2007	p. 195
Notes	p. 197
Bibliography	p. 213
Index	p. 219
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