Churches for Middle East Peace Network Conference Call
with Mitchell Plitnick
~Wednesday, August 12, 2009~
Call begins: 2pm ET/1pm CT/12pm MT/11am PT
HOW TO CALL IN: Dial 1-605-475-6333 and then enter the access code 823077. You are responsible for domestic long distance charges associated with this call. The call will last approximately one hour, beginning promptly at 2pm (ET).
CMEP is pleased to announce that Mitchell Plitnick, the Director of the U.S. Office of B'Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, will be the guest speaker for our next network conference call on Wednesday, August 12th at 2pm ET. This call will be an opportunity to examine conditions on the ground and to explore how the status quo in Gaza affects the peace process.
ABOUT CMEP NETWORK CONFERENCE CALLS: Churches for Middle East Peace offers occasional conference calls featuring prominent policy analysts and issue experts from the CMEP/church community and others who stand with CMEP in support of Middle East peace. The conference call speakers offer their perspectives and provide timely, informational updates on key developments in Washington and the region.
BACKGROUND READING:
"Keeping Gaza on the Agenda," Middle East Bulletin, Center for American Progress, 2009
"Gaza: Swimming in Sewage," IRIN, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, August 2009
"UNICEF Concerned about Education in Gaza," Relief Web, UN Radio, July 28, 2009
"Israel to Allow Cement, Metal Pipes into Gaza," Haaretz, July 29, 2009
"Gaza War Rubble Will Take a Year to Clear-UN," Reuters, July 9, 2009
"Improving Palestinian Quality of Life-Update," Relief Web, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, August 2, 2009
"Guide: Gaza under blockade," BBC News, June 15, 2009
Learn about Presbyterians at work in Israel and Palestine.
Read actions of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assemblies related to Israel and Palestine.