38:
440:, recounts his work in the development of Mar Elias Educational Institutions, from humble beginnings to major schools for educating Palestinian Muslim, Christian and Druze young people and for helping to bring about reconciliation in a land of strife. This book has been translated into eleven languages.
386:
And if you have been enlightened enough to take the side of the
Palestinians -- oh, bless your hearts -- take our sides, because for once you will be on the right side, right? But if taking our side would mean to become one-sided against my Jewish brothers and sisters, back up. We do not need such
395:
I did not dream of this responsibility and this great honor. My dreams were different. At sixty-five years of age my ambition was to dedicate the rest of my life to prayer, reading and writing, but like Paul on the way to
Damascus the Lord seems to tell me that he is the one in control. My answer
382:
You who live in the United States, if you are pro-Israel, on behalf of the
Palestinian children I call unto you: give further friendship to Israel. They need your friendship. But stop interpreting that friendship as an automatic antipathy against me, the Palestinian who is paying the bill for what
305:
On 7 February 2006, Chacour was elected by the
Melkite Holy Synod as Archbishop of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and all Galilee. The main city of his diocese is Haifa, the great city of northern Israel. He was consecrated a bishop in the church of Saint Elias in Ibillin and his enthronement in the Haifa
280:
Elias, seeing the lack of educational opportunities for Arab youth beyond the 8th grade, created a school open to all local children regardless of religious affiliation. A school was built in the early 1980s on an empty hillside now known as the Mount of Light (Jebel an-Nour). The school now
325:
announced that he had accepted a request from
Chacour , who had asked permission in 2013 to retire a year early. Subsequent to the retirement request, an adult co-worker leveled charges of sexual harassment, but after a civil investigation, no charges were filed.
396:
is, "Here I am Lord. I am your servant to continue the ministry of reconciliation and to proclaim more forcefully the Good News about the Empty Tomb and the Risen Lord." No doubt my first reaction was tears of awe, of joy and of gratitude.
342:
and other countries around the world. In addition, many visitors, fact-finding missions, and pilgrims have come to
Ibillin. In recognition of his humanitarian efforts he has received honors including the World Methodist Peace Award, the
1014:
918:
433:
covers his childhood growing up in the town of Biram, his development into a young man, and his early years as a priest in
Ibillin. This book has been translated into more than twenty languages.
591:
737:
406:
1153:
1030:
730:
1054:
1158:
998:
628:
595:
723:
475:
1128:
210:
forces. Chacour and his family became
Israeli citizens in 1948, after the establishment of the state. He attended a boarding school in
1138:
1113:
683:
575:
512:
454:
1143:
258:
in the
Galilee as a young priest in 1965. This village was the birthplace of the most recent saint of the Melkite Church,
344:
282:
1118:
1108:
1133:
499:
243:
383:
others have done against my beloved Jewish brothers and sisters in the
Holocaust and Auschwitz and elsewhere.
782:
199:
155:
48:
1123:
226:
of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and all Galilee, who became Patriarch Maximos V two years later. He later studied
281:
includes a kindergarten, primary school, high school and program for gifted children. The co-educational
1148:
1103:
878:
562:
672:
609:
306:
Cathedral was broadcast by the Melkite Ecumenical television station "Noursat" which originates in
950:
934:
1098:
483:
870:
790:
195:
1093:
862:
387:
friendship. We need one more common friend. We do not need one more enemy, for God's sake.
375:
8:
838:
814:
266:
191:
1038:
758:
746:
352:
167:
132:
990:
704:
958:
679:
571:
508:
410:
274:
822:
528:
449:
367:
360:
1070:
1062:
974:
910:
356:
239:
223:
124:
116:
93:
570:. (by Elias Chacour). Grand Rapids, Mich. (US): Chosen Books. pp. 232–238.
269:
mystic of the 19th century responsible for the Carmel of Saint David's Tower in
982:
854:
806:
715:
507:. (With David Hazard). Grand Rapids, Mich. (US): Chosen Books. pp. 42–61.
262:
183:
104:
1087:
1006:
886:
766:
259:
187:
1022:
335:
322:
163:
159:
158:
from 2006 to 2014. Noted for his efforts to promote reconciliation between
135:
926:
902:
830:
798:
339:
391:
From a 9 February 2006 speech regarding becoming Archbishop of Galilee:
355:(Japan) as well as honorary doctorates from five universities including
37:
774:
290:
222:. Returning to Israel in 1965, he was ordained a priest by Archbishop
966:
942:
482:. No. 1. David Group International. pp. 2–4. Archived from
285:
has an enrollment of 2,750 students from age 3 through 18, including
270:
378:, where he accepted an honorary degree. An excerpt from his speech:
699:
215:
147:
70:
174:. He describes himself as a "Palestinian-Arab-Christian-Israeli."
1046:
846:
710:
371:
311:
286:
255:
235:
151:
74:
678:. (With David Hazard). Grand Rapids, Mich. (US): Chosen Books.
315:
307:
231:
207:
171:
58:
348:
294:
227:
219:
211:
143:
66:
203:
139:
62:
363:. In 2001 Chacour was named "Man of the Year" in Israel.
246:, becoming the first Arab to gain a higher degree there.
166:, he is the author of two books about the experience of
202:. His family took refuge in the neighboring village of
629:"Archbishop Elias Chacour: 'Another man from Galilee'"
366:
In 2001, Chacour gave an address at commencement at
671:
647:
561:
498:
421:Chacour is the author of two best selling books,
349:Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
218:. He studied theology at St. Sulpice Seminary in
182:Elias Michael Chacour was born in the village of
1085:
745:
731:
559:
1015:Center for Peace Building and Reconciliation
610:"Emory Magazine – Summer 2001: Commencement"
409:and has been nominated three times for the
347:, the Peacemakers in Action Award from the
738:
724:
36:
1154:21st-century Eastern Catholic archbishops
919:Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative
300:
669:
653:
496:
473:
318:Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center.
249:
1086:
626:
1159:20th-century Eastern Catholic bishops
719:
705:Biography of Archbishop Elias Chacour
455:Political theology in the Middle East
329:
555:
553:
551:
549:
338:, Chacour travels often between the
490:
314:. Chacour is vice president of the
128:
120:
13:
663:
474:Chacour, Elias (23 October 2009).
416:
283:Mar Elias Educational Institutions
14:
1170:
1129:Palestine Melkite Greek Catholics
693:
546:
84:7 February 2006 – 27 January 2014
700:Twelve Days to Jerusalem website
345:Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur
138:who served as the Archbishop of
1139:Israeli Melkite Greek Catholics
254:Chacour came to the village of
1114:Melkite Greek Catholic bishops
620:
602:
584:
521:
467:
244:Hebrew University of Jerusalem
131:; born 29 November 1939) is a
1:
592:"Elijah Interfaith Institute"
460:
405:Chacour is the winner of the
206:after Bir'im was occupied by
200:Melkite Greek Catholic Church
156:Melkite Greek Catholic Church
747:Niwano Peace Prize laureates
177:
7:
1144:Israeli Christian pacifists
711:Pilgrims of Ibillin website
443:
10:
1175:
214:and then a high school in
753:
400:
99:
88:
80:
54:
44:
35:
30:
23:
879:Community of Sant'Egidio
670:Chacour, Elias (1984) .
1119:Arab citizens of Israel
1109:Israeli Arab Christians
951:Prince Hassan bin Talal
935:Rabbis for Human Rights
497:Chacour, Elias (2003).
16:Arab-Israeli archbishop
1134:Palestinian memoirists
563:"A Hopeful Word After"
560:Hazard, David (2003).
480:Transcendence Magazine
398:
389:
170:living in present-day
49:Melkite Greek Catholic
791:World Muslim Congress
476:"Standing in the Gap"
438:We Belong to the Land
427:We Belong to the Land
393:
380:
301:Ecclesiastical career
277:on 13 November 1983.
273:who was beatified by
196:Palestinian Christian
863:Corrymeela Community
598:on 10 February 2010.
250:Educational activism
1124:Palestinian bishops
839:Paulo Evaristo Arns
815:Hildegard Goss-Mayr
627:Housholder, Grace.
533:Pilgrims of Ibillin
529:"Mar Elias Schools"
486:on 24 October 2009.
321:On 27 January 2014
267:Discalced Carmelite
192:Mandatory Palestine
31:Archbishop of Haifa
1149:Israeli memoirists
1104:Catholic pacifists
1039:John Paul Lederach
903:Samuel Ruiz García
407:Niwano Peace Award
353:Niwano Peace Prize
330:Views and opinions
224:George Selim Hakim
168:Palestinian people
1081:
1080:
959:Gideon Byamugisha
685:978-0-8007-9321-0
577:978-0-8007-9321-0
514:978-0-8007-9321-0
436:His second book,
411:Nobel Peace Prize
275:Pope John Paul II
110:
109:
1166:
1074:
1066:
1058:
1050:
1042:
1034:
1031:Adyan Foundation
1026:
1018:
1010:
1002:
994:
986:
978:
970:
962:
954:
946:
938:
930:
922:
914:
906:
898:
890:
882:
874:
866:
858:
850:
842:
834:
826:
823:A. T. Ariyaratne
818:
810:
802:
794:
786:
783:Philip A. Potter
778:
770:
762:
740:
733:
726:
717:
716:
707:by GCatholic.org
689:
677:
657:
651:
645:
644:
642:
640:
624:
618:
617:
606:
600:
599:
594:. Archived from
588:
582:
581:
565:
557:
544:
543:
541:
539:
525:
519:
518:
502:
494:
488:
487:
471:
450:Boutros Mouallem
368:Emory University
130:
122:
40:
21:
20:
1174:
1173:
1169:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1163:
1084:
1083:
1082:
1077:
1071:Rajagopal P. V.
1069:
1063:Michael Lapsley
1061:
1053:
1045:
1037:
1029:
1021:
1013:
1005:
997:
991:Gunnar Stålsett
989:
981:
975:Sulak Sivaraksa
973:
965:
957:
949:
941:
933:
925:
917:
911:Scilla Elworthy
909:
901:
893:
885:
877:
871:Maha Ghosananda
869:
861:
853:
845:
837:
829:
821:
813:
805:
797:
789:
781:
773:
765:
757:
749:
744:
696:
686:
666:
664:Further reading
661:
660:
652:
648:
638:
636:
625:
621:
608:
607:
603:
590:
589:
585:
578:
558:
547:
537:
535:
527:
526:
522:
515:
495:
491:
472:
468:
463:
446:
419:
417:Published works
403:
334:An advocate of
332:
303:
252:
180:
94:Pierre Mouallem
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1172:
1162:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1075:
1067:
1059:
1055:Shih Chao-hwei
1051:
1043:
1035:
1027:
1019:
1011:
1003:
995:
987:
983:Rosalina Tuyuc
979:
971:
963:
955:
947:
939:
931:
923:
915:
907:
899:
891:
883:
875:
867:
859:
855:Marii Hasegawa
851:
843:
835:
827:
819:
811:
807:Norman Cousins
803:
795:
787:
779:
771:
763:
754:
751:
750:
743:
742:
735:
728:
720:
714:
713:
708:
702:
695:
694:External links
692:
691:
690:
684:
674:Blood Brothers
665:
662:
659:
658:
646:
619:
601:
583:
576:
568:Blood Brothers
545:
520:
513:
505:Blood Brothers
489:
465:
464:
462:
459:
458:
457:
452:
445:
442:
431:Blood Brothers
423:Blood Brothers
418:
415:
402:
399:
331:
328:
302:
299:
263:Miriam Bawardy
251:
248:
198:family of the
179:
176:
108:
107:
105:George Bacouni
101:
97:
96:
90:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
56:
52:
51:
46:
42:
41:
33:
32:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1171:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1099:Living people
1097:
1095:
1092:
1091:
1089:
1072:
1068:
1064:
1060:
1056:
1052:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1036:
1032:
1028:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1008:
1007:Esther Ibanga
1004:
1000:
996:
992:
988:
984:
980:
976:
972:
968:
964:
960:
956:
952:
948:
944:
940:
936:
932:
928:
924:
920:
916:
912:
908:
904:
900:
896:
895:Elias Chacour
892:
888:
887:Kang Won-yong
884:
880:
876:
872:
868:
864:
860:
856:
852:
848:
844:
840:
836:
832:
828:
824:
820:
816:
812:
808:
804:
800:
796:
792:
788:
784:
780:
776:
772:
768:
767:Homer A. Jack
764:
760:
759:Hélder Câmara
756:
755:
752:
748:
741:
736:
734:
729:
727:
722:
721:
718:
712:
709:
706:
703:
701:
698:
697:
687:
681:
676:
675:
668:
667:
655:
650:
634:
630:
623:
615:
611:
605:
597:
593:
587:
579:
573:
569:
564:
556:
554:
552:
550:
534:
530:
524:
516:
510:
506:
501:
493:
485:
481:
477:
470:
466:
456:
453:
451:
448:
447:
441:
439:
434:
432:
428:
424:
414:
412:
408:
397:
392:
388:
384:
379:
377:
373:
369:
364:
362:
358:
354:
350:
346:
341:
337:
327:
324:
319:
317:
313:
309:
298:
296:
292:
288:
284:
278:
276:
272:
268:
264:
261:
257:
247:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
188:Upper Galilee
185:
175:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
134:
126:
118:
114:
113:Elias Chacour
106:
102:
98:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
57:
53:
50:
47:
43:
39:
34:
29:
25:Elias Chacour
22:
19:
1023:Munib Younan
999:Dena Merriam
894:
673:
654:Chacour 1984
649:
637:. Retrieved
632:
622:
613:
604:
596:the original
586:
567:
536:. Retrieved
532:
523:
504:
500:"Swept Away"
492:
484:the original
479:
469:
437:
435:
430:
426:
422:
420:
404:
394:
390:
385:
381:
365:
336:non-violence
333:
323:Pope Francis
320:
304:
279:
253:
181:
160:Palestinians
136:Arab-Israeli
112:
111:
18:
1094:1939 births
831:Neve Shalom
799:Etai Yamada
340:Middle East
234:as well as
184:Kafr Bir'im
133:Palestinian
103:Archbishop
92:Archbishop
89:Predecessor
1088:Categories
775:Zhao Puchu
639:22 October
461:References
351:, and the
291:Christians
129:אליאס שקור
121:الياس شقور
967:Ela Bhatt
943:Cheng Yen
927:Hans Küng
635:. KPCNews
614:emory.edu
271:Bethlehem
178:Biography
100:Successor
81:In office
59:Eparchate
633:KPC News
538:27 April
444:See also
216:Nazareth
150:and All
148:Nazareth
73:and All
71:Nazareth
1047:Pomnyun
847:M. Aram
376:Georgia
372:Atlanta
312:Lebanon
287:Muslims
260:Blessed
256:Ibillin
242:at the
236:Aramaic
186:in the
154:of the
152:Galilee
75:Galilee
1073:(2023)
1065:(2022)
1057:(2021)
1049:(2020)
1041:(2019)
1033:(2018)
1025:(2017)
1017:(2016)
1009:(2015)
1001:(2014)
993:(2013)
985:(2012)
977:(2011)
969:(2010)
961:(2009)
953:(2008)
945:(2007)
937:(2006)
929:(2005)
921:(2004)
913:(2003)
905:(2002)
897:(2001)
889:(2000)
881:(1999)
873:(1998)
865:(1997)
857:(1996)
849:(1995)
841:(1994)
833:(1993)
825:(1992)
817:(1991)
809:(1990)
801:(1989)
793:(1987)
785:(1986)
777:(1985)
769:(1984)
761:(1983)
682:
574:
511:
401:Awards
316:Sabeel
308:Beirut
293:, and
240:Syriac
232:Talmud
208:Yishuv
172:Israel
125:Hebrew
117:Arabic
45:Church
370:, in
361:Emory
295:Druze
228:Bible
220:Paris
212:Haifa
194:to a
144:Haifa
67:Haifa
680:ISBN
641:2015
572:ISBN
540:2024
509:ISBN
425:and
359:and
357:Duke
265:, a
238:and
230:and
204:Jish
164:Jews
162:and
140:Akko
63:Akko
61:of
55:See
1090::
631:.
612:.
566:.
548:^
531:.
503:.
478:.
429:.
413:.
374:,
310:,
297:.
289:,
190:,
146:,
142:,
127::
123:,
119::
69:,
65:,
739:e
732:t
725:v
688:.
656:.
643:.
616:.
580:.
542:.
517:.
115:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
