Mission in the Holy Lands means learning about the dynamics of conflict. The worn out adage that there are two sides to every argument is too simplistic to describe the present circumstances in the Holy Lands. Mission means sorting through many variations of truth and our fact finding mission exposed us to as many perspectives as possible within the time constraints of the program. At every juncture, the "Road Map" was examined, but our instinct to be optimisitc eventually gave way to the somber realization that the Road Map does not correct the flaws of the Olso Process. During the course of meeting with representatives of many bands of the religious, political spectrum, we did not find one who considered the Road Map a promising way forward for Israelis and Palestinians

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