FAITH BRIEFS
Panel to discuss 'Crisis in Palestine'

A four-member panel will hold a discussion, "Crisis in Palestine," at 7 p.m. Friday.

The free panel discussion will take place at the Center for Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa.

Sponsored by the Hawai'i Committee for a Free Palestine, the panel will be composed of Robert Lipton of the International Solidarity Movement; Ibrahim Aoude, professor of ethnic studies at UH; Rajani Adhikary, of the Hawai'i Committee for a Free Palestine; and moderator Majid Tehranian.

For more information: 259-8777.

'God Bless America' signs removed

Three paper flags with the words "God Bless America" written below were removed from the cashier's windows of the state Department of Taxation after complaints by the Hawaii Citizens for the Separation of State and Church.

Mitch Kahle, the group leader, said the signs represented the government's endorsement of the religious prayer.

The signs, which were taped to the windows, were removed yesterday.