A coalition of major mainstream churches urged President Bush to make peacekeeping in the Middle East “an urgent priority.” “Your determined direction would make possible important interim steps that could stem the humanitarian crisis among Palestinians and lay the groundwork for a diplomatic process,” said the letter sent Wednesday from Churches for Middle East Peace, a coalition of mainstream Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Quaker and Roman Catholic organizations.
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