Engaging Israel's disengagement

Middle East | Israel begins a historic withdrawal from Gaza and U.S. Christians prepare to disagree over it | Jill Nelson

Along the streets of Jerusalem, Haifa, and Tel Aviv, Israelis are displaying their "team colors" by wearing ribbons—orange if you're against the removal of Israeli settlements from Gaza and the West Bank and blue if you support the withdrawal. Placed in the center of morning newspapers and peddled on street corners, the ribbons are everywhere—on strollers, backpacks, belts, and even wedding bouquets.

Many Christian churches are also displaying "team colors" in this contest for land, and a closer look reveals three camps. Those on the "orange side" display the Israeli flag in their sanctuaries or place Israel links on their websites. Christians on the "blue side" promote corporate divestment from Israel—usually under the banner of "liberation theology." The third camp combines both colors—"blue" in its support for the withdrawal and "orange" in its empathy with Israel's struggle as a democracy.

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August 20, 2005, Vol. 20, No. 32

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