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Unfolding events in Israel/Palestine have us deeply concerned—the escalation in violence between Hamas and Israel, community violence in mixed Arab-Jewish towns within Israel, police violence against protesters in East Jerusalem and at holy sites. We discuss these events, what this moment means for peace, and what pro-Israeli, pro-Palestinian, and pro-Peace Americans can do in response. This is an important episode.

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Just Vision’s “My Neighbourhood”

May 5, 2021

We discuss Orthodox Easter, the Mt. Meron tragedy, the new Human Rights Watch report on crimes against humanity in Israel/Palestine, Rick Santorum and the stories of our nation’s history, and how to hold competing truths in tension. 

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Resources mentioned:

Layli Long Soldier on OnBeing, and her book of poetry, Whereas: Poems 

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We discuss the recent protests, police violence, and anti-Arab mobs in Jerusalem; the U.S. recognition of the Amernian genocide, and how to build relationships with those different from us without tokenizing (Principle 4: Relationship).   

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Politico piece by Charlie Mahtesian

Telos webinar with Christian leaders on evangelical peacemaking movements

April 21, 2021. We discuss evictions and protests in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, and the verdict of the trial of Derek Chauvin. 

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Resources mentioned:

Daniel Grothe Instagram post

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison’s remarks

April 14, 2021. We discuss the biggest peace event in history, the U.S. restoring aid to the Palestinians and UNRWA, and protests following the death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. We also dive into the first Practice of Peacemaking, Listening to Understand. 

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What's this? A new podcast? In fact it is! Introducing The Check-in:

Join the team at Telos every week as they unpack headlines to hit the U.S., Israel/Palestine, and beyond. Though it might seem daunting, peacemaking is for all of us—journey with the Telos team as they explore how peacemaking is the driving force our world needs, and how we can each join in it today. 

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Notes:
NPR's Planet Money Episode 766: Georgetown, Louisiana Part 1

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In our season 1 finale, we hear from lawyer, activist, and founder of Justice Defenders, Alexander McLean. Alexander joined us earlier this year to discuss his work defending and empowering the defenseless in prisons and on death row across Uganda and Kenya. 

Alexander has an unparalleled ability to see the dignity in every human being, and his work is righting the wrongs of broken systems across East Africa and the world. In the face of injustice and suffering, he has chosen the deeper work of justice, presence and hope—the work of peacemaking. We could think of no one better to close out Season 1 of Undaunted. 

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What does it mean to call a place “home,” to stay and heal it when it's broken and hurting? In this episode, South Louisiana native and interdisciplinary storyteller Monique Verdin shares with us what her home on the disappearing coast of the Louisiana bayou means to her, and the radical ways she’s working to protect it—its land, its people, and its stories.  

Monique shed so much light on the interconnectedness of place, story and justice in our conversation. The way she's worked to protect her home as an indigenous woman, artist, and activist inspired us to “remain and reclaim” the places we call home too. 

Find more information about Monique’s work on her website.  

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In life, we don’t often come across people whose passion, kindness, and vision simply blow us away. But in today’s episode, we have. Lana Abu-Hijleh is a development expert, business woman, and peacemaker from the West Bank of Palestine. Her story of love for her homeland, of tragedy and transformation, and of shattering glass ceilings is raw inspiration—the kind of story that stays with you long after the last word rings out. 

We left this conversation with so much hope, and with newfound courage to move in its direction. We expect you will too.

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