IF YOU GO* “The Role of the Faith Communities in Achieving a Just Peace in the Holy Land,” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Hixson United Methodist Church, 5301 Old Hixson Pike* “The Path to Peace in Israel/Palestine: A Jewish American’s Journey,” 12:15 p.m. Thursday, UTC University Center, Raccoon Mountain Room* Reading of selections from Mark Braverman’s “Fatal Embrace,” 5 p.m. Thursday, Books-A-Million, 5230 Highway 153, Hixson* “Toward a New Theology of Land: Faith Communities and the Quest for Peace in Israel/Palestine,” 7 a.m. Friday, Friends Meeting House, 335 Crestway Drive
An American Jew who calls himself “the most pro-Israel guy you’d ever want to hear” says justice for Palestinians is necessary for a lasting peace between the two peoples.
Mark Braverman is a psychologist who now devotes himself full time to the cause of peace between the two.
“Israel’s whole policy of the West Bank under its present government is based on the assumption that if we do not keep building walls and keep [the Palestinian people] under tight control, these people will come and try to drive us into the sea,” Braverman said in an interview.
The Washington, D.C., resident will speak on the issue in Chattanooga three times this week.