| Press Release: ACC Resolution condemned |
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| Written by Anglican Friends of Israel | |
| Thursday, 14 May 2009 | |
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Anglican Friends of Israel is dismayed at the Resolution on the Middle East passed by the Anglican Consultative Committee in the name of all Anglicans on 9 May 2009. Once again, Anglican representatives have singled out Israel for criticism without placing her actions in context or directly addressing the Palestinian contribution to the conflict. Thus the Resolution calls on Israel to lay down all measures which protect her citizens from Arab terrorism whilst failing to demand that Palestinian leaders meet any of the obligations placed on them by UN resolutions, such as the requirement to dismantle their terrorist networks. Israel is falsely accused of imposing an 'apartheid' system on Palestinians whilst the education of Palestinian children to hate Jews and give their lives in cause of Israel's destruction is ignored. Neither Palestinian nor Israeli interests are served by resolutions such as this, which misrepresent the actions of one party whilst overlooking the agency of the other. The people of the Holy Land - and the Anglican Communion - deserve better. The Church must act quickly to counter this ghastly pronouncement, which threatens to completely sabotage Anglican-Jewish relations. Archbishop Rowan must know that there are members of his flock who are extremely concerned and not prepared to stay silent. Simon McIlwaine (Co-Director, Anglican Friends of Israel) |
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