Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By: How One Woman Confronted the Greatest Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time

Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By: How One Woman Confronted the Greatest Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time

Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By: How One Woman Confronted the Greatest Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time

Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By: How One Woman Confronted the Greatest Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time

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Overview

The inspiring story of how one woman forged a series of unprecedented partnerships across national, tribal, and religious boundaries to impact an overwhelming crisis against near impossible odds.

Set against the backdrop of the Syrian civil war and the massive humanitarian crisis it produced, Georgette Bennett tells the largely untold story of how sworn enemies—Syrians and Israelis, Jews and Muslims—came to trust each other with their lives in order to alleviate terrible suffering. The dramatic tale of their unlikely collaboration illustrates what a few determined individuals can do in the face of inertia, inefficiency, and widespread indifference. It also shows how the novel concept of humanitarian diplomacy offers a beacon of hope for all the hate-based clashes occurring around the world today.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781642936117
Publisher: Wicked Son
Publication date: 09/28/2021
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Founder of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding and the Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees, Dr. Georgette Bennett, a sociologist, has spent nearly thirty years advancing interreligious relations. She works with top interfaith leaders to delegitimize the misuse of religion to justify violence and served in the U.S. State Department Religion and Foreign Policy’s working group on conflict mitigation for countering religion-based violence. She was a network correspondent for NBC News and host of Walter Cronkite’s PBS current affairs series, Why in the World?, among other outlets. She has been awarded the prestigious AARP Purpose Prize. Earlier, she received awards for her work as a criminologist. She is married, with one son and three stepchildren.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Chapter 1 In the Beginning: My Road from Budapest to Syria 1

Chapter 2 On-the-job Training: Understanding the Worst Humanitarian Crisis of Our Time 17

Chapter 3 Looking Over Jordan: The Search for an Entry Point 33

Chapter 4 Enter Israel: Forming an Unlikely Partnership 64

Chapter 5 Brussels: An Improbable Trio Hits the Road 83

Chapter 6 Bumps in the Road: People-to-People Diplomacy 95

Chapter 7 Landmines on the Road to Action: Navigating Conflicting Agendas 114

Chapter 8 A New Beginning: The Fluid Border Between Enemies Is Breached 154

Chapter 9 Maintaining Momentum: As One Door Closes, Another Opens 184

Chapter 10 A New Vision of Syria: An Unlikely Partnership Is Revived 195

Chapter 11 Nowhere to Go: The Stubborn Geopolitics of a Humanitarian Crisis 209

Chapter 12 Somewhere to Go: The Case for Resettlement 226

Acknowledgments 250

Glossary of Acronyms 252

Sources 254

Index 261

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