INTERFAITH PEACE PILGRIMAGE AND SOLIDARITY VISIT TO PALESTINE-ISRAEL
2007 November 4-13 | Jordan and Palestine-Israel
List of Participants
| PfL Secretariat and Mideast Subgroup Members | ||
| 1. | DE LIMA, Vivian | (Philippines/Christian) – Peace for Life Secretariat |
| 2. | FERGUSON, Christopher* | (Canada/Christian) – Representative to The UN, Commission of the Churches on International Affairs, WCC |
| 3. | HABIB, Gabriel* | (USA-Lebanese/Christian) – Director of Religious and Cultural Relations, Middle East Fellowship |
| 4. | KARAGDAG, Carmencita | (Philippines/Christian) – Coordinator, Peace for Life |
| 5. | ROSTRUP, Eilert | (Norway/Christian) – Executive Director, Karibu Foundation |
| 6. | WILDMAN, David | (USA/Christian) – Executive Secretary, Human Rights and Racial Justice, Mission Contexts and Relationships, GBGM-UMC |
| PfL Continuation Committee Members | ||
| 7. | ENGINEER, Irfan | (India/Muslim) – Director, Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution |
| 8. | ETCHEGOYEN, Aldo Manuel | (Argentina/Christian) – General Secretary, Council of Methodist Evangelical Churches of Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 9. | HABIB, Alexa Abi* | (Cyprus/Christian) – Regional Coordinator, Programme on Justice, Peace and Human Rights, Middle East Council of Churches |
| 10. | KIM, Yong Bock* | (Korea/Christian) – Chancellor, Advanced Institute for Integral Study of Life and Asia Pacific, Graduate School for Integral Study of Life; Co-moderator, Peace for Life |
| 11. | KOSHY, Ninan* | (India/Christian) – Political commentator, prolific writer from India; Continuation Committee Member, Peace for Life |
| 12. | SANTANA, Eunice | (Puerto Rico/Christian) – Moderator, Peace for Life; Director, Instituto Caribeno de Accion y Formacion Ecumenica |
| 13. | SOLOMON, Ranjan* | (India/Christian) – Director, Alternatives |
| 14. | YABAKI, Akuila | (Fiji/Christian) – Chief Executive Officer, Citizens’ Constitutional Forum |
| International Participants | ||
| 15. | ABDULAZIZ, Mohammad Kusain Jr. | (Philippines/Muslim) – Initiatives for Peace in Mindanao |
| 16. | AHMAD, Junaid** | (USA/Muslim) – Community Advocate, National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice |
| 17. | ARCELLANA, Jose | (USA-Filipino/Christian) – Member, Buena Vista United Methodist Church |
| 18. | AZAR, Zahi* | (Lebanon/Christian) – General Secretary, Ecumenical Popular Education Program - Middle East and North America |
| 19. | DALWAI, Husain | (India/Muslim) – President, Maulana Aazad Vichar Manch; Spokesperson, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee |
| 20. | DALWAI, Shama Husain | (India/Hindu) – Committee Member, Women Development Cell, University of Mumbai |
| 21. | FERNANDO, Nimalka | (Sri Lanka/Christian) – President, International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism |
| 22. | HALABI, Elias* | (Lebanon/Christian) – Regional Secretary for Middle East - World Student Christian Federation |
| 23. | JAGGER-PARSONS, Desmond** | (Canada/Christian) – KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives - The United Church of Canada |
| 24. | JEENAH, Na’eem* | (South Africa/Muslim) – Spokesperson, Palestine Solidarity Committee; Immediate Past President, Muslim Youth Movement |
| 25. | JESSEN, Britt** | (Canada/Christian) – The United Church of Canada |
| 26. | KANOUS, Trish** | (USA/Muslim) – Member, Coalition for Palestinian Rights |
| 27. | KAUFMAN-LACUSTA, Maxine | (Canada-Israeli/Quaker-Jew) – Interfaith Summer Institute for Justice, Peace and Social Movements |
| 28. | KERR, Annalee** | (Canada/Christian) – The United Church of Canada |
| 29. | LANKE, Berit** | (Norway/Christian) – President, St. Olav Pilgrim Tours, Ltd. |
| 30. | MAASS, Jane** | (Canada/Christian) – The United Church of Canada |
| 31. | MARCOTTE, Linda** | (Canada/Christian) – The United Church of Canada |
| 32. | MHATRE, Sandhya | (India/Hindu) – Convenor, Socialist Women’s Organization |
| 33. | Rabbi MILGROM, Jeremy | (Israel/Jew) – Co-Founder/Co-Director, Clergy for Peace |
| 34. | RAPISORA, Ricarte | (Philippines/Christian) – Consortium of Christian Organizations for Rural-Urban Development, Inc. |
| 35. | RONCA, Else Marie Cathrine** | (Norway-Swedish/Christian) – Manager, St. Olav Pilgrim Tours, Ltd. |
| 36. | SABUG, Fructuoso Jr. | (Philippines/Christian) – Chairperson, Institute of Religion and Culture |
| 37. | SHAH, Priti | (Canada/Hindu) – Interfaith Summer Institute for Peace, Justice and Social Movements |
| 38. | STEADMAN, Bill | (Canada/Christian) – Executive Minister, Financial Stewardship, UCC |
| 39. | TAYLOR, Mark | (USA/Christian) – Professor of Theology and Culture, Princeton Theological Seminary |
| 40. | VAN DER MERWE, Christiaan | (South Africa/Christian) – Executive Member, Coaching South Africa |
| 41. | WAKIL, Elsy* | (Lebanon/Christian) – Attache Secretaire General, Ecumenical Popular Education Program |
| Local Participants from Palestine and Jordan | ||
| 42. | AWWAD, Osama | (Palestine) – Palestine News Network |
| 43. | BADDOUR, Saliba | (Palestine/Christian) – WIAM Center, Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center |
| 44. | BORNAT, Eyad | (Palestine) – Head, Bilin Popular Committee |
| 45. | FARAH, Fuad | (Palestine) – Chairperson of the Orthodox Council |
| 46. | FRIESEN, Rachelle | (Palestine) |
| 47. | HERIMI, Yusef | (Palestine/Muslim) – Professor of Islamic Theology |
| 48. | JANHO, Butros* | (Jordan/Christian) – Greek Orthodox Archdiocese |
| 49. | LAMA, Hiba | (Palestine) – Palestine News Network |
| 50. | RISHMAWI, George | (Palestine/Christian) – Executive Director, The Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement Between People |
| 51. | SHARABATI, Hisham | (Palestine) – Journalist, Political Activist and Human Rights Worker |
| 52. | SHEEHAT, Mohammad | (Palestine) – Head Master, Romanh Charitable Association |
| 53. | THALJIEH, Adnan | (Palestine) – WIAM Center, Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center |
Note: Participants from Palestine were in the Amman conference and in the Palestine public forum only.
| Local Organizers from Palestine-Israel | ||
| 54. | ABUZULUF, Nidal | (Palestine/Christian) – Coordinator, Network of Christian Organizations in Bethlehem |
| 55. | DAHER, Yusef | (Jerusalem/Christian) – Executive Secretary, Jerusalem Inter-Church Centre |
| 56. | JONASSON, Kjell | (Jerusalem/Christian) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land |
| 57. | MUSLEH, Jawad | (Palestine/Christian) – Alternative Tourism Group - Study Center |
| 58. | STEPHAN, George | (Palestine/Christian) – Department of Service to Palestine Refugees, Middle East Council of Churches |
| Local Hosts in Jordan | ||
| 59. | ASSAAD, Jinane* | (Jordan/Christian) – Administrative Assistant, Ecumenical Studies Center |
| 60. | SADIQ, Qais* | (Jordan/Christian) – President, Ecumenical Studies Center |
| Additional Speakers and Guests in Palestine | ||
| 61. | ATEEK, Naim | (Palestine/Christian) – Director, SABEEL Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre |
| 62. | Sheikh ASSAF, Maher | (Palestine/Muslim) |
| 63. | BARGHOUTHI, Omar | (Palestine) |
| 64. | DAVIS, Uri | (Palestine/Jew) – Movement Against Israeli Apartheid in Palestine |
| 65. | DEIBES, Khuloud | (Palestine) – Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Palestine |
| 66. | KASSIS, Rifa’t Odeh | (Palestine/Christian) – President, Defence for Children International |
| 67. | KHADER, Jamal | (Palestine/Christian) – Bethlehem University |
| Additional Speakers and Guests in Jordan | ||
| 68. | GOUSSOUS, Wafa | (Jordan/Christian) – Director, Middle East Council of Churches – Amman Office |
| 69. | SALEH, Guirguis Ibrahim | (Lebanon/Christian) – General Secretary, Middle East Council of Churches |
| 70. | SWEISS, Suleiman | (Jordan/Christian) – Jordan Society for Human Rights |
Note:
* participated in Amman only
** participated in Palestine only