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Mideast Violence Futile, Say CWS and the NCC, Urging a Nonviolent Solution, Prayers and Advocacy

July 14, 2006

New York City -- "Is there ever to be an end to violence in the land we call holy," asks the National Council of Churches USA and Church World Service, its humanitarian partner agency, in a statement issued today following days of unchecked death and destruction in the Middle East.

"What has violence solved these last 60 years? What has violence solved these past weeks," the statement also asked as the NCC and CWS called for an immediate cessation of attacks on all sides. The statement urges the United States government and other nations, "recognizing the success of former peace initiatives," to seek nonviolent solutions with the assistance of the United Nations for all the parties in the region.

The NCC and CWS also urged their 35 member Christian churches to "pray for all those who have suffered and died as a result of this violence, and their families and communities, and to engage in humanitarian and advocacy actions for peace."

Read the complete statement here.

Media Contact:
Lesley Crosson, CWS/New York, 212-870-2676;
Jan Dragin, 781-925-1526;

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