When the Rain Returns

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Toward Justice and Reconciliation in Palestine and Israel

This book describes the experiences and analyses of an International Quaker Working Party, composed of eleven Quakers and three friends-of-Quakers, who recently visited Israel, Palestine and neighboring countries.

It includes their deliberations on what they saw and learned in discussions with more than 90 individuals representing a range of personal histories and political views. It also provides background information, maps, and appendices and can be a valuable resource in understanding this very complex troubling issue.

This report is not an AFSC position paper, but an educational resource to facilitate discussion and help others comprehend this very complex situation.

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What Others Say About the Book

This document talks about nonviolence and Quaker concepts of peace in the context of what is happening in Israel/Palestine. It can help Quakers and other peace activists to see peace and nonviolence in a larger perspective.

Ann Hardt,
Professor Emeritus of Cultural Educations,
Arizona State University,
member of Tempe Friends Meeting, Tempe, AZ, USA

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