NEW YORK – AJC is challenging the Presbyterian Church (USA) commitment to Israeli-Palestinian peace, following the publication of Zionism Unsettled: A Congregational Study Guide.
This study guide, billed by the church as an educational resource, was produced by the Israel Palestine Mission Network (IPMN), one of the church’s educational arms. “It is a devastating distortion of Jewish and Israeli history, aimed at nothing less than eradicating the State of Israel,” said Rabbi Noam Marans, AJC’s Director of Intergroup and Interreligious Relations.
“Remarkably, Zionism Unsettled contravenes the 2008 Presbyterian Church vow ‘to become nonpartisan advocates for peace,’” said Marans. “Unfortunately, the PC (USA) continues to allow the completely partisan and unrepresentative IPMN to operate as its educational arm regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
The study guide, for sale on the PC (USA) website, was released in advance of the PC (USA) General Assembly, which will take place in June, and is expected to vote on a resolution supporting the BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) movement against Israel.
Read more at http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=7oJILSPwFfJSG&b=8478375&ct=13646223¬oc=1
Related articles can be found at http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2014/02/06/jewish-groups-hit-presbyterian-study-guide-israel/
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