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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Jewish groups, clerics back Obama peace efforts

JTA
A number of Jewish groups and rabbis joined an open letter backing President Obama's intensive efforts toward a broader Middle East peace...... "we believe bold American leadership can help Israelis and Palestinians make the difficult decisions necessary to achieve lasting peace and hold the parties to account should they fail to honor their commitments."

Other signatories include leaders of the Arab American Institute, Churches for Middle East Peace and the American Task Force for Palestine .... Full story