When the Rain Returns:
Toward Justice and Reconciliation in
Published by the American Friends Service Committee,
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
This report is not an AFSC position paper, but an
educational resource to facilitate discussion and help others comprehend this
very complex situation.
Members of the International Quaker Working Party
Kathy Bergen (
Tony Bing (
Max Carter (
Helena Cobban (
James Fine (
Deborah J. Gerner (
Stevie Krayer (
James H. Matlack (
Richard McCutcheon (
Mmereko Emily Mnisi (
Ron Mock (
Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons (
Hilda Silverman (
Jean
Zaru (
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 Ernerita of Cultural Education.
The book collects a number of potent stories,
and provides real life images that vividly bring to life the reality of the
current situation in a way few documents do ... with deep sensitivity, empathy,
and compassion to both sides.
-Jonathan
Kuttab, Palestinian human rights lawyer and activist; member of Sabeel Board of
Directors,
This book has a richness and texture in taking
the story of the people and the dimensions of the conflict beyond its borders.
Two aspects of this work will draw attention: what it says about two states vs.
one state as possible outcomes and the position on the Palestinian refugees as
a party whose views must be taken into account to reach a just and lasting peace.
- Nadia
Hijab, Executive Director of the
When a just peace is achieved in the
-Jeff Halper. Coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against
House Demolitions (ICAHD).
Maps, statistics, news clips, and even
rigorous scholarly analysis can only go so far in conveying the complex,
multi-level struggles of Israelis and Palestinians. For even the best informed
observers, When the Rain Returns will enrich and enliven understanding
of the human suffering inflicted by political projects run amok and of the
injustices and fears associated with predicaments that hold both Israelis and
Palestinians in their grip.
- Ian S.
Lustick, Bess W. Heyman Professor of Political Science, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA., USA
The initial emphasis on the experiences of the
IQWP is a very appropriate and didactically effective way to engage Quakers and
others .... The tone is one of speaking truth, and
indeed, speaking truth to power. .... I am now clear of what
I and we are called upon to do in a spirit of love... and ready to make a
commitment. This will probably be true for others, as it is for me.
-
Richard Preston, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, McMaster University,
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