WASHINGTON,
KOMPAS.com - A letter signed by 15 U.S. Christian church leaders are
calling on Congress to reconsider its aid to Israel because of the
number of allegations of human rights violations has angered Jewish
leaders. The
Jewish leaders even threatened to derail efforts to build interfaith
relations (interfaith relations), reports the New York Times, Sunday
(10/20/2012).
Christian leaders said their intention was to put the plight of the Palestinians and the stalled peace talks back to the attention of policy-related as all eyes focused on the Middle East seem to Syria, the Arab Spring and the Iranian nuclear threat. "We're asking Congress to treat Israel like other countries," said Pastor Gradye Parsons, senior American Presbyterian Church. "It (military aid) should not be used to continually violate the human rights of others."
The Jewish leaders responded by saying that his actions were a betrayal of the church leaders . The Jewish leaders were even announced their withdrawal from the Jewish-Christian dialogue is scheduled to be planned for today. They called the letter "a step too far" 'and an indication of "anti-Zionism a crime that has spread almost uncontrollably in a number of denominations (churches) this."
"Something very damaging," said Ethan Felson, vice president and general counsel of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, who helped organize the meeting.
Jewish groups asked U.S. Christian churches to send officials to a summit meeting to discuss the situation. Christian leaders said they were considering the invitation.
U.S. Christian leaders involved in writing a letter to Congress that generally has historically come from the Protestant churches of the mainstream. Many of them have adopted a resolution to divest its shares in companies that sell military equipment and security to Israel.
But on the other hand, the Israeli government has also received strong support from conservative evangelical churches USA.
Sources: New York TimesEditor: Egidius Patnistik
Christian leaders said their intention was to put the plight of the Palestinians and the stalled peace talks back to the attention of policy-related as all eyes focused on the Middle East seem to Syria, the Arab Spring and the Iranian nuclear threat. "We're asking Congress to treat Israel like other countries," said Pastor Gradye Parsons, senior American Presbyterian Church. "It (military aid) should not be used to continually violate the human rights of others."
The Jewish leaders responded by saying that his actions were a betrayal of the church leaders . The Jewish leaders were even announced their withdrawal from the Jewish-Christian dialogue is scheduled to be planned for today. They called the letter "a step too far" 'and an indication of "anti-Zionism a crime that has spread almost uncontrollably in a number of denominations (churches) this."
"Something very damaging," said Ethan Felson, vice president and general counsel of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, who helped organize the meeting.
Jewish groups asked U.S. Christian churches to send officials to a summit meeting to discuss the situation. Christian leaders said they were considering the invitation.
U.S. Christian leaders involved in writing a letter to Congress that generally has historically come from the Protestant churches of the mainstream. Many of them have adopted a resolution to divest its shares in companies that sell military equipment and security to Israel.
But on the other hand, the Israeli government has also received strong support from conservative evangelical churches USA.
Sources: New York TimesEditor: Egidius Patnistik
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