Wednesday, March 18 -- Twelve members of a delegation sponsored by Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) arrived in Bethlehem this evening. During the next several days the delegates will speak with representatives of Israeli and Palestinian peace and human rights organizations. They will then travel to the city of Al Khalil (Hebron) and the outlying Hebron district of the West Bank, where CPT's long-term Palestine team is based. They will visit Palestinian farmers and shepherds whose land and livelihoods have been threatened by expanding Israeli settlements.
Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) is an initiative of the historic peace churches (Mennonites, Church of the Brethren, and Quakers) with support and membership from a range of Catholic and Protestant denominations. CPT has had a continuing presence in the West Bank since 1995.
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