Journeying Toward Justice in the Holy Land: Learning from Palestinian Christians and Peacemakers in the Holy Land
Too many trips to the Holy Land miss the unjust realities of life under Israeli occupation and ignore the “living stones” – Palestinian Christians who are deeply rooted in the places we know well from ancient Bible stories including Bethlehem, Jerusalem and Nazareth. What would it be like to travel to Israel-Palestine today? What would we find? Whose stories would we hear? In this session, Julie Schumacher Cohen and Jordan Denari Duffner will take us on a journey into Israel-Palestine to help us understand the struggles and resilience of Palestinians and to walk with Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers who together seek a future ofequality and dignity for all. Sharing stories and photos from their own pilgrimages to the region, Julie and Jordan will also elevate the voices of Christians, Muslims, and Jews they’ve met. Both women are members of the Catholic Advisory Council of Churches for Middle East Peace, and were the co-authors of the 2024 “U.S. Catholic Sign-on Letter on Israel-Palestine.”
