Steve Chase

A longtime Quaker Zionist, Steve Chase wonders if a just and peaceful future for Palestinians depends on nonviolent international pressure directed at the State of Israel through boycotts, divestment, and sanctions seeking full compliance with international law and universal human rights. This pamphlet briefly describes Palestinian and Zionist/Israeli history since the late 19th century, the development of the BDS movement and Quaker response to it, and what led the author's perspective to shift over time. Discussion questions included.… (meer)

For Steve Chase, being a Quaker has always meant being called to serve in a nonviolent revolution to bring about the beloved community, which "embodies respect and care for the community of life, ecological integrity, social and economic justice, democracy, nonviolence, and peace." His understanding of the is call is informed by the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., by the witness of Friends from past generations, by biblical prophecy, and by decades of reflection on his own and others' experiences in service to these ends. In this pamphlet, Chase distills the core features of a call to faithful activism. Discussion questions included.… (meer)

A longtime Quaker Zionist, Steve Chase wonders if a just and peaceful future for Palestinians depends on nonviolent international pressure directed at the State of Israel through boycotts, divestment, and sanctions seeking full compliance with international law and universal human rights. This pamphlet briefly describes Palestinian and Zionist/Israeli history since the late nineteenth century, the development of the BDS movement and Quaker response to it, and what led Steve Chase's perspective to shift over time.… (meer)