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More than a dozen senior Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders from the Holy Land met in Alexandria, Egypt, in January 2002 and concluded an unprecedented joint declaration pledging themselves to work together for a just and lasting peace. The agreement, which was thereafter known as the First Declaration of Alexandria of the Religious Leaders of the Holy Land, pledges the faith leaders to use their religious and moral authority to work for an end to violence and the resumption of the peace process. |
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USIP has undertaken a major analytical study of Arab-Israeli peace negotiations since 1991, focusing on U.S. peacemaking strategies and initiatives. Its results are published in a book entitled Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: American Leadership in the Middle East, authored by Ambassador Daniel C. Kurtzer and Scott B. Lasensky. |
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Working through the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East and the Adam Center in Gaza, USIP is working to promote interfaith dialogue between Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Israel and Palestine in an effort to support the Alexandria Declaration. The project will identify non violent ways to promote economic, social, and political development and will find opportunities to support networking between religious leaders and local NGOs. |
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