Eliezer Braun of Samaria, Israel will be touring Norway over the next two weeks, promoting an alternate grassroots peace plan for the region known as the “West Bank.” His plan calls for education, democratization, and mutual respect. The speaking tour has been arranged as part of an effort to raise international support before the September 20 UN vote on Palestinian statehood. Mr. Braun argues that a vote for the current plan will create more problems than it solves, with its government-imposed change.

Mr. Braun is the Director of the Shuva Israel’s Interfaith Department, and travels around the world speaking mainly to Christian groups on behalf of Samaria’s communities and raising support for the residents of the “disputed” land. He and his family have been residents of Samaria since moving to Israel from the US in 1983.

Mr. Braun specializes in debunking popular misconceptions about the region and proposes realistic and creative solutions to problems that have plagued the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since its inception. He focuses on the positive impact of the “settlements” on the peace process. On this tour he plans to offer Norwegian citizens clear and abundant reasons to support Israel in the face of worldwide pressure to give up her secure borders to a proven hostile and unreliable “peace partner.”

The Shomron Liaison Office acts as the Samaria region's central representative body to the greater international community.

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