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Key Mennonite Institutions Against Israel
[Institute for Global Jewish Affairs] Dexter Van Zile - Mennonite-supported peacemaking institutions have been at the forefront of the effort to discredit Israel to audiences in North America. These institutions portray Jewish sovereignty as the cause of conflict and suffering in the Middle East and downplay Muslim and Arab hostility toward Jews and Israel. The prescription for peace offered by these activists  especially those affiliated with the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and Christian Peacemaker Teams  is for Israeli Jews to abandon their insistence on maintaining Israel as a sovereign Jewish state and acquiesce to a one-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The MCC has conducted a campaign to portray Iranian President Ahmadinejad as a legitimate partner in dialogue and a victim of bad publicity.