Resources for further learning

Kairos Palestine statements and educational resources

Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth, a Word of Faith, Hope and Love from the Heart of Palestinian Suffering (2009).
Kairos USA: U.S. Response to the Kairos Palestine Document (2012).
Kairos Palestine, a Moment of Truth: Four-week Congregational Study Plan
(2016) Mennonite Palestine Israel Network

Mennonite Church USA

Seeking Peace in Israel and Palestine: A Resolution for MCUSA (2017). The full document can be downloaded at this link.
An Open Letter to Mennonite Church USA Congregations: Becoming Peacemakers in Israel/Palestine (2007).
A Biblical-Theological Reflection on Israel: In Response to the Mennonite Church USA Open Letter to Congregations on Becoming Peacemakers in Israel/Palestine: (2007) Response from Calvin E. Shenk.
MCUSA Kairos Response to Palestinian Christians (2011). Letter of response to Palestinian Christians from MCUSA Executive Director Ervin Stutzman.
MCUSA Kairos response to U.S. Mennonites (2011).
Letter of response to US Mennonites from MCUSA Executive Director Ervin Stutzman.
Come and See Fund, Mennonite Church USA (2013).

Mennonite Central Committee

MCC and Palestine-Israel: Commonly Asked Questions (2016).
Peacebuilding in Palestine/Israel: A Discussion Paper (2005): a discussion paper meant to help facilitate a conversation among North American Mennonites about stewardship, divestment, and economic justice.
Mennonite Central Committee Discussion Paper on Palestine-Israel (2007): a discussion paper based on MCC’s experience in Palestine-Israel.
“Christian Zionism and Peace in the Holy Land (2005) MCC Peace Office Newsletter 35.3 July-September 2005.
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: U.S. Policy on Israel-Palestine, MCC Washington Memo 42.3 (Fall 2010).
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions: A Question for the Church, MCC Peace Office Newsletter 42.3 (July-September 2012).

Mennonite-related books

Friesen, LeRoy. 2000. Mennonite Witness in the Middle East: A Missiological Introduction. Elkhart, Ind: Mennonite Board of Missions.
Kern, Kathleen. 2010. As Resident Aliens: Christian Peacemaker Teams in the West Bank, 1995-2005. Eugene, Or: Cascade Books.
Weaver, Alain Epp (Ed.). 2007. Under Vine and Fig Tree: Biblical Theologies of Land and the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. Telford, Pa: Cascadia Pub. House.
Weaver, Alain Epp. 2014. Mapping Exile and Return: Palestinian Dispossession and a Political Theology for a Shared Future. Minneapolis: Fortress Press.
Weaver, Alain Epp, and Sonia K. Weaver. 1999. Salt & Sign: Mennonite Central Committee in Palestine, 1949-1999. Akron, Pa: Mennonite Central Committee.
Weaver, Sonia K. 2007. What is Palestine-Israel?: Answers to Common Questions. Scottdale, Pa: Herald Press.

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