Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Valiant US leadership is needed

Churches for Middle East Peace announces that valiant U.S. leadership is needed, and that starts with you and me.

In this season of hope and expectation we must remind the President that we support peacemaking even when that path is daunting. Send a Christmas card now to President Obama and let him know that we believe in peace!
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5575/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4819

While direct talks failed to produce the desired results, we haven't given-up on peacemaking. As a world leader, the role of the U.S. government is crucial to a future peace with justice and security for all.

The president is facing the need to develop a new strategy for advancing an agreement for peace.

What's happening to Palestinians and Israelis cannot be tolerated by Christians who hear the call of Jesus to embody and work for peace. Violence and dehumanization directed at any person cannot be endured without a high price being paid by all of us.

In this season of hope and expectation we must remind the President that we support peacemaking even when that path is daunting. Send a Christmas card now to President Obama and let him know that we believe in peace!
While direct talks failed to produce the desired results, we haven't given-up on peacemaking. As a world leader, the role of the U.S. government is crucial to a future peace with justice and security for all.

If you have send a card by postal mail, many thanks! Please pass this email along to someone you know who may also want to send a card.

Make peace a priority this Christmas. Send a card and join the campaign for peace. Take another step in the hard journey toward peace in the Holy Land. http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5575/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4819

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For the Peace of Jerusalem: Christians for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Now [http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5575/p/salsa/web/common/public/index.sjs] is a national campaign calling on people of Christian faith across the country to work for a just and secure peace for Israelis and Palestinians in the Holy Land. The campaign’s launch on December 1, 2010 is especially timely given the U.S. administration’s focus on direct negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leadership, the challenges these talks have already faced, and the important role of the Holy Land in this season’s celebrations of Christ’s birth. Find out more about the campaign and its members at http://www.peaceofjerusalem.org/.

Churches for Middle East Peace - http://www.cmep.org/ - a 26-year old coalition of coalition of 24 national Church denominations and organizations, including Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant traditions. It works to encourage U.S. government policies that actively promote a just, lasting and comprehensive resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ensuring security, human rights and religious freedom for all people of the region. For more information visit http://www.cmep.org/.

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