In May, the Carter Center in Atlanta, with patron Jimmy Carter presiding, hosted liberal religious officials to talk about the Middle East, releasing a statement effectively calling for a more neutral U.S. stance towards Israel. In June, in between meeting with Hamas officials, Carter met with Palestinian church prelates in Jerusalem. One of his hosts was Naim Ateek, a Palestinian Anglican clergy who heads Sabeel, an advocate of Palestinian Liberation Theology, and a chief voice for anti-Israel organizing among Western churches.
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