Holy Land Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan has urged Palestinians to “Use brains, sanity, dialogue and non-violence and not arms to deal with differences”. Holy Land Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan has urged Palestinians to “use brains, sanity, dialogue and non-violence and not arms to deal with differences”. Speaking at a conference called by non-governmental organizations and other agencies, Younan encouraged “democratic, non-violent strategies as the only way to achieve Palestinian goals of an end to the 40-year military occupation and the creation of an independent, viable state living side by side with Israel”. He also urged the victims of the fighting to forgive and not to allow hatred and vengeance to overcome them.