Dear friends,
A few days ago I posted a report issued by the Presbyterian Church USA’s Middle East Committee titled, “Breaking Down The Walls“. As could be expected the Church is now under a vicious attack from the pro-Israel lobby in the US.
I urge you to read the report, if you have not already, and send a letter of support to:
Rev. Dr. Ronald L. Shive, Chair
Committee on Mideast Study
Presbyterian Church USA
rshive@fpcurlington.org
Rev. Dr. Gradye Parsons
Stated Clerk of the General Assembly
Presbyterian church USA
Gradye.parsons@pcusa.org
Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow
Moderator, Presbyterian Church USA
breyeschow@gmail.com
Elder Linda B. Valentine
Executive director of the
General Assembly Mission Council of the PC (USA).
Linda.valentine@pcusa.org
Lastly, bring the report to the attention of your local media. For example, by meeting with your newspaper’s editorial board, or submitting a Letter to the Editor referencing the report as you comment on their coverage of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Make a call to your local talk shows and get a buzz happening around the report. People, especially churchgoers, must be shaken out of their spiritual trance on the Holy Land and act to save it.
Actions, and only actions, lead to progress,
Sam
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Sam Bahour is a Palestinian-American business consultant, writer, and commentator based in Al-Bireh/Ramallah, Palestine. He is the principal of Applied Information Management (AIM), a consultancy specializing in business development and startup advisory services.
Bahour played a foundational role in establishing two of Palestine’s publicly traded companies: the Palestine Telecommunications Company (PALTEL) and the Arab Palestinian Shopping Centers (APSC). He co-founded Americans for a Vibrant Palestinian Economy (A4VPE), of which he is now an emeritus member, and served as an independent director on the board of Arab Islamic Bank P.L.C. from 2004 to 2025. He currently serves on the board of Just Vision and The Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS).
He frequently gives talks to delegations visiting Palestine on the subjects of Palestine’s political economy, Palestinian Politics 101, and a general orientation to the state of affairs under Israeli military occupation.
A prolific writer on Palestinian affairs, Bahour has been published in major international outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, Haaretz, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera America, Le Monde diplomatique, Al-Monitor, +972 Magazine, The Hill, and Arab News. He has appeared as a commentator on NPR, CNN, BBC, and other broadcast media.
Bahour is the co-editor of Homeland: Oral Histories of Palestine and Palestinians (Olive Branch Press, 1993) and was profiled in the bestselling anthology Kingdom of Olives and Ash, edited by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, in a chapter authored by Chabon titled “The Tallest Man in Ramallah.” He holds an Associate’s and Bachelor’s degree in Computer Technology from Youngstown State University, and a Kellogg-Recanati International Executive MBA — a joint program of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the Recanati Business School at Tel Aviv University.
He tweets at @SamBahour, blogs at www.epalestine.ps, and may be reached at sbahour[AT]gmail[DOT]com.
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