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In the second of a two part programme, Roy Jenkins guest is Archbishop Elias Chacour - three times nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and one of the most charismatic church figures in the Middle East.

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In last week鈥檚 programme we heard about how he and his Palestinian Christian family became exiles in their own land after their village had been seized by Israeli troops.听听

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That experience helped to form Elias Chacour for a life working for justice, but always through the path of nonviolence;听 and he told some astonishing stories about his peacemaking - not least the occasion when as a young Melkite Catholic priest he locked his entire squabbling congregation inside their church until they鈥檇 been reconciled.听 If you missed that programme, you can download the podcast.听

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In this week鈥檚 programme, Archbishop Elias Chacour tells why he鈥檚 been passionate about building bridges across religious traditions, and giving the young people of Galilee鈥檚 villages, a decent education.听 It is a passion which has produced one of the country鈥檚 most impressive educational institutions, but only after many battles with the authorities鈥� and an ingenious strategy for getting the ear of one of America鈥檚 most powerful statesmen.

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We take up the story when, having been refused a permit to build a desperately needed school, Elias Chacour gets the work started anyway.

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