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Israel-Palestine: For Human Values in the Absence of a Just Peace

In Washington DC, September 10-11, 2015, the team met with:
Ms. Catherine Gordon, Associate for International Affairs, Office of Public Witness
Mr. Kevin Rachlin, Deputy Chief of Staff, J-Street
Mr. Mike Merryman-Lotze, Palestine-Israel Program Director, American Friends Service
Committee
Ms. Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach, Director, Mennonite Central Committee
Mr. James Winkler, President and General Secretary, National Council of Churches of Christ in
the U.S.A.
An Open Hearing was held on the two-state question under the important sponsorship of the
Presbytery of National Capital and with the gracious hosting of National Presbyterian Church.
Co-chairs of ACSWP, Drs. Ray Roberts and Christine Darden, attended. Those speaking and
submitting statements:
Ms. Emily Brewer, Co-Director, Presbyterian Peace Fellowship (later submitting statement)
Rev. Walter Owensby, ret. Office of Public Witness staff, Washington, DC
Rev. Jan Armstrong, Executive Presbyter, Santa Barbara
Rev. John Wimberly, PhD, Presbyterians For Middle East Peace, former pastor, Western
Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC
Mr. Steve France, Sabeel North America, shared presentation with next two:
Dr. Carol Burnett, Sabeel North America, Catholic University of America
Mr. Paul Verduin, Washington Alliance for Middle East Peace & Sabeel.
Rev. Melinda Thompson, Esq. Israel-Palestine Mission Network, Washington area
The Honorable David Mack, Ambassador, ret. & member of National Presbyt