http://www.clarendonhillchurch.org The Israel-Palestinian conflict is often understood in terms of a myth. The myth is that the holy land is an unreal place where Jesus walked and lived. In many Christian minds the images along with this understanding are of a pastoral green wonderland. In this myth, the areas of the Holy Land are not the lands of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The reality is quite different from this mythological construction. The reality of the situation on the ground for people in the Israel-Palestinian conflict today is dominated by suffering. In particular, the situation of the neediest of those in the conflict, Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation and as refugees, is dire. In the Israel-Palestinian conflict the stakes for people on both sides are high. Many times the conflict is reduced to images and emotional slogans that advance the cause of one side or the other. Often in communities in the US it is hard to discuss the real issues of human rights that concern the conflict. Instead, such conversations can turn into matches of contention and frustration as the chasm between groups seems to only expand. Mon Apr 30 00:49:40 EDT 2007 en-us http://www.clarendonhillchurch.org/podcasts/our_image_001.mp3 http://www.clarendonhillchurch.org/podcasts/our_image_001.mp3 Mon Apr 30 00:54:34 EDT 2007 This program is called “Christians and the Holy Land: Christians, Presbyterians and Human Rights In the Conflict. ” It discusses the significance of the area of Israel-Palestine to Christians and to the indigenous Christians of the Middle East region. These brothers and sisters in faith are often times the “forgotten faithful” to Western Christians. They call themselves the Living Stones of lands of Jesus.