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22 August 2001

Dear colleagues in Palestinian-Jewish relationship-building and education,

     Those dear to us in the Middle East are in great need, with difficulty in bringing forth compassion and imagination.  Citizens outside the region can be a source of ideas and encouragement, we believe.
     In response, after nine-years and 110 meetings in sustained dialogue and cooperation, the Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group of San Mateo County wishes to spark increased hope, creativity, and involvement of North American citizens to discover a Middle East peace process that works for all.
     We believe in the greatness of the human spirit and mind.  So we ask our fellow citizens -- women and men, young and old -- to gather together wherever you live and respond to:
   
      A CALL TO DIALOGUE

                A call
              to engage
       Palestinians and Jews
       and supportive others,
                  in a
          national dialogue
                    to
            rise above war,
       listen to all narratives,
       overcome stereotypes,
 see each other's equal humanity,
 learn to be for both peoples, and
help our two great cultures prosper
           for the good of all.

                           
Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue Group of San Mateo County
                      Muslims, Jews, and Christians
     Holocaust survivors and 15th generation Palestinian Arabs
    celebrating nine years of talking, listening, and cooperating

            1448 Cedarwood Drive, San Mateo, CA 94403
     Tel: 650-574-8303                         LTraubman@igc.org
     Fax: 650-573-1217           http://www.igc.org/traubman/
          Printed materials on Palestinian-Jewish dialogue
          are available by airmail at no cost upon request.