REFORM JEWISH MOVEMENT APPLAUDS DECISION TO SEND SECRETARY OF STATE POWELL TO THE MIDDLE EAST
NEW YORK, NY (April 4, 2002) --- Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, issued the following statement in response to the decision to send Secretary of State Powell to the Middle East:
"We welcome the decision of President Bush to send Secretary of State Colin Powell to the Middle East. We believe that in order to stop terror against Israeli civilians, resume political negotiations, and find a long-term solution to the conflict, strong American mediation and engagement in the region is essential. We hope for the success of Secretary Powell's mission, and we pray for a time when peace will reign between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples."
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The Union of American Hebrew Congregations is the synagogue arm of the Reform Movement in North America, and represents 330,000 Reform families in 913 congregations across the United States and Canada. UAHC programs and services include music and book publishing, youth camping, outreach to intermarried and unaffiliated Jews, and the Religious Action Center in Washington, DC.
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