Despite demolitions, Jerusalem peace center stands
March 18, 2004
A UMNS feature by Jan Read
UMNS photo by Paul JefferyA Palestinian woman leads a donkey through the busy streets of Nablus. |
Against the odds, the Beit Arabiya Center for Peace in Jerusalem's West Bank is still standing - longer than it has in its history. Four previous incarnations of the building have been jackhammered into the ground by Israeli forces, but a demolition ordered last September by the Israeli forces has not yet happened. The peace center was resurrected from the rubble of the family house of Salim and Arabiya Shawamreh. The project was funded largely by 400 United Methodist churches in Minnesota, built by an international coalition of volunteers and supported by hopes that the Israeli government's policies about Palestinian home demolition may be changing. <more> Related Audio/Video Reports:
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