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Article: Hope, at last, in the Middle East. (Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization settlement) (Editorial)
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- National Catholic Reporter
- Article date:
- September 10, 1993
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The Christian world seems only vaguely engaged in the dramatic new settlement between Israel and the Palestinians. The Catholic press, if history is any guide, will give little coverage to this long-awaited breakthrough.
Yet, there are good reasons for Christians to be concerned about peace between Jews and Muslims. Both these religious groups are directly related to Christianity. Both revere the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
In fairness, perhaps, it's hard to blame Christians for sharing the ennui and even the annoyance of the world with the unending struggles of Israelis and Palestinians that began in 1948 with the establishment of Israel by the ...