How do we, as Quakers, face the challenge of living our values and principles as we respond to the violence in Palestine-Israel?
Piedmont Friends and meetings carry the weight of this concern and discern ways to take action.
PF hosted a Panel of Friends on Palestine-Israel, Tuesday, September 3, via Zoom with PANELISTS:
Vernie Davis (Raleigh Friends), moderator; Mark Davidson (Raleigh Friends); Jane & Max Carter (New Garden Friends); Kathy Kamphoefner & Paul Pierce (Raleigh Friends/Cairo, Egypt)
A recording of the panel presentation is available here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/XdBfzCi1C2O29213mJV5biM-yen-QkuI0O0iGlGvQJl1yPhkh6ETvOTSXnkIVHt-.qUOx6PJy8At1Afg_
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RESOURCES and NEWS
RESOURCE COMPILATION
Piedmont Friends offers this compilation as resources for you, as individuals and as meetings, as we continue living under the weight of our query, to broaden understanding of the history and influences rooted in this crisis, and to discern where to come together to take action.
Palestine, Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Primer. By Joel Beinin and Lisa Hajjar
https://merip.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Primer_on_Palestine-IsraelMERIP_February2014final.pdf
Key Definitions Relatd to the Paelstinian-Israeli Conflict.
Read Sept. 2 Panelists’ bios:
SUPPORT RAMALLAH FRIENDS SCHOOL. Ramallah is dealing with a 60-80% unemployment rate so RFS families cannot pay tuition and the school cannot operate without tuition payments. A fundraising effort for scholarship assistance is helping to keep the school open. The school fact sheet is below. Questions can be directed to Betsy Brinson (Chapel Hill Friends) at betsybrinson422@gmail.com or sent to Kelly Kellum, Friends United Meeting General Secretary at KellyK@FUM.org. Ramallah Friends School: https://rfs.edu.ps/