Category: Journals

  • Another Fallen Friend and Martyr

    The death of Tom Fox and a true test of solidarity By Joe Carr I first met Tom Fox in Chicago at a Christian Peacemaker Teams’ training and we became good friends through our work together. He was a father with children about my age, and was like an uncle to me. He was my…

  • We Mourn the Loss of Tom Fox

    “Why are we here?” Reflection written by Tom Fox in Iraq the day before the abduction 2 December 2005 As I survey the landscape here in Iraq, dehumanization seems to be the operative means of relating to each other. U.S. forces in their quest to hunt down and kill “terrorists” are, as a result of…

  • Kalandia and the Meaning of ‘Security’

    Israeli Military overseeing further construction outside Kalandia Checkpoint By Jon Traveling between Ramallah and Jerusalem used to be a relatively easy trip, despite the various demarcations and borders the two cities contained, both within and between them. Things have changed of course, both quickly and drastically. What only a few years ago was a temporary…