- All Records
- Israel - Politics and government - 1993-
Actions Involving Israeli Defence Forces and Relief Ships
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official9776
- Date
- 2010 June 3-11
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Act 64
- Seconder
- The Rt. Rev. Susan Moxley
- Text
- That this General Synod:
- 1. Express its deep concern regarding the recent actions involving Israeli Defence Forces and relief ships in international waters and the resulting loss of life;
- 2. Request the General Secretary to communicate to the Prime Minister and Government of Canada its concern and view that a full international inquiry is necessary.
- Amendment
- Moved by: The Rev. Canon Alan Perry
- Seconded by: Ms. Heather Dixon
- That the motion be amended by deleting the words "and view that a full international inquiry is necessary". DEFEATED
- The motion was put and was: CARRIED Act 64
- Subjects
- Israel - Politics and government - 1993-
- Israel - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
Anglican Peace and Justice Network 1985-2005 : A report of its deliberations in Jerusalem September 14-22, 2004
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog4889
- Publication Date
- [2005]
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BX 5006 P4 J4 2005
- Corporate Author
- Anglican Peace and Justice Network
- Place
- [s.l.]
- Publisher
- Anglican Peace and Justice Network
- Publication Date
- [2005]
- Physical_Description
- 35 p. : ill. ; 28 x 21.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- At head of title: APJN.
- "2005 marks the Anglican Peace and Justice Network's 20th anniversary and its meeting in Jerusalem in September 2004 brings it full circle to its first meeting which also took place in the City of Peace in 1985. Invited by the Right Reverend Riah Hanna Abu El-Assal, APJN convened 23 Provinces of the Anglican Communion under the leadership of Dr. Jenny Te Paa of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia ... (p. 7)". "APJN was both nurtured and shaken during its visit, the former by the warmth of the people of the diocese (virtually all of them Palestinian), and the latter by the conditions of Occupation under which most Palestinians live (p. 7)". "We recognize that the Israeli people have endured attacks and suicide bombings causing great suffering, loss and agony, and that the fear of further suicide bombings continues. We also recognize and lament the historical context of the experience of persecution and genocide by the Jewish people. However, the extent to which the Israeli government has gone in annexing Palestinian land and pushing the Palestinians into cantons and denying this people both dignity and self-determination is unjustifiable. If Israel continues with its actions in the name of security (as is often argued) then their hope for life without fear is diminished as the Palestinian people will continue in their struggle for nationhood (p. 9)".
- Contents divided into four main sections.
- Contents: List of Participant Provinces -- The Local Context of the Meeting -- Moral Responsibility of Investments -- APJN Statement on Palestinian/Israeli Conflict -- Honoring a Peacemaker -- Regional Conflicts : Seeking Conflict Transformation -- A Personal Challenge to the Communion / Pie Ntukamazina -- The Challenge of Globalization -- Environmental Justice -- Theological Education as Foundational to Peacemaking -- Interfaith Relations as a Tool for Justice -- A Conversation with Mordechai Vanunu -- Recommendations to the Anglican Consultative Council -- Networking -- Business Meeting and Closing Comments.
- Section III Recommendations organized into four subject sections: Conflict Transformation -- Theological Education -- Interfaith Relations -- Environment.
- The Anglican Church of Canada was represented by Ms. Cynthia Patterson.
- Added Entry
- Ntukamazina, Pie, 1952-
- Vanunu, Mordechai, 1954-
- APJN
- Subjects
- Anglican Peace and Justice Network
- Anglican Peace and Justice Network. Meeting (2004 : Jerusalem)
- Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993- - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Israel - Politics and government - 1993-
- Israel - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Palestinian Arabs - Israel
- Palestinian Arabs - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East. Diocese of Jerusalem
- Investments - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Corporate divestiture - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Conflict management - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Burundi
- Burundi - Politics and government
- War - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Globalization - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Environmental protection - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
- Interfaith dialogue - Anglican Communion
- Call Number
- BX 5006 P4 J4 2005
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Anglican Primate deplores armed intrusion into Jerusalem cathedral
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official9112
- Date
- 2004 November 12
- Source
- Anglican News Service
- Record Type
- Press release
- Text
- TORONTO, Nov. 12 [2004]
- Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has written to Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew asking the government to express concern to the government of Israel over an armed intrusion into St. George's Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem.
- On Thursday, Anglican Bishop Riah Abu El-Assal of Jerusalem reported that about 30 armed Israeli officers entered the cathedral to arrest Mordecai [sic Mordechai] Vanunu. (Mr. Vanunu, a former nuclear technician, was released from jail last April after serving 18 years for revealing details of Israel's plans to develop nuclear weapons.)
- Archbishop Hutchison also wrote a letter to Bishop Riah, saying he deplored "the seemingly excessive force that was used at the cathedral".
- The text of the Canadian Primate's two letters follows:
- Letter to Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew
- Earlier this week an incident happened in Jerusalem, which has greatly disturbed me and members of the Anglican Church of Canada. Israeli special police entered in force the grounds of St. George's Anglican Cathedral to apprehend Mordecao Vanunu. Bishop Riah H. Abu El-Assal has reported on the traumatic effect this action had on the tourists, pilgrims and others who were present.
- At a time when the issue of sanctuary is in the headlines in Canada, this incident brings to our attention once more the inappropriateness of breaching this longstanding tradition and right. I ask that you convey to the government of Israel our concern and that of the Canadian people over this unfortunate incident.
- I have assured Bishop Riah of the church's support and prayers as his people, mainly Palestinian Anglicans, move through a period of shock as the nation mourns the death of President Yasser Arafat. I have also expressed my hope that new ways may now be found to enable the people of Israel and Palestine to live in peace, and to flourish.
- Letter to Bishop Riah H. Abu El-Assal
- I was saddened and alarmed by the news in your letter to me and other Primates about the incident at St. George's Cathedral earlier this week. From your report the actions of the Israeli special police force seem quite inappropriate and offensive. There has been a very longstanding tradition of respecting the holy places, not just in Jerusalem but around the world, and the breaching of the right of sanctuary is not acceptable. I deplore the seemingly excessive force that was used at the cathedral close as the police took Mordecai Vanunu into custody, shocking and traumatizing those tourist, pilgrims and others who were present.
- I am writing to the Canadian foreign minister, the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew urging him to express these concerns to the government of Israel.
- Please be assured of our continuing prayers for you and for your church as you recover from this incident, and as you live through this time of mourning for President Yasser Arafat. My prayer is that new ways may be found to enable the people of Israel and Palestine to live in peace, and to flourish.
- Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate
- - 30 -
- For more information, please contact: Vianney (Sam) Carriere, Director of Communications, 416-924-9199 ext. 306; scarriere@national.anglican.ca
- Subjects
- Vanunu, Mordechai, 1954-
- St. George's Anglican Cathedral (Jerusalem)
- El-Assal, Riah Abu
- Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East. Diocese of Jerusalem
- Hutchison, Andrew S. (Andrew Sandford), 1938-
- Sanctuary movement - Israel
- Israel - Politics and government - 1993-
- Palestinian Arabs - Israel
- Palestinian Arabs - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Arafat, Yasser, 1929-2004
- Church and state - Israel
'Be invitational in our desire to see change': In turbulent times, church leaders call for action against racism and inequality
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article42922
- Author
- Gardner, Matt
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2020 September
- Author
- Gardner, Matt
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2020 September
- Volume
- 146
- Issue
- 7
- Page
- 1, 9
- Notes
- "Early in June [2020], Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls described the COVID-19 pandemic as a 'changed circumstance': the latest in a long series of changes throughout the history of the Anglican Church of Canada that have periodically compelled the church to examine its past assumptions and 'ways of being and doing'. The primate's statement was one of a series of open letters released by church leaders in recent months, which collectively spoke to a great deal of changed circumstances. In these letters, Anglican leaders spoke out against anti-Black racism; re-affirmed their commitment to reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people; opposed the Israeli government's plans to annex Palestinian territories; and called on the Government of Canada to institute guaranteed basic income (GBI) for all" (p. 1). Primate Linda Nicholls says: "'I think a pandemic shows the cracks in our social structures and our fabric of life because as long as everything's chugging along normally and nobody calls us to pay attention, we just get on with our day. We get on with our lives. A pandemic just puts everybody in full-stop mode. Perspectives shift, and values shift, and you pay attention in a different way'. COVID-19, Nicholls suggests, has laid bare existing inequalities through its more severe impact on marginalized and oppressed communities" (p. 9). In March 2020 the Primate Linda Nicholls "signed a joint letter with leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) and United Church of Canada recognizing the International Decade for People of African Descent from 2015 to 2024. The letter ... commits the churches to do more to address anti-Black racism, and to share resources to promote a deeper understanding of human rights with a goal towards the eradication of racism" (p. 9). "On May 2 [2020], a public letter signed by 41 Anglican and ELCIC bishops urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Finance Minister Bill Morneau to implement GBI" (p. 9). "On May 15, leaders of churches and ecumenical organizations, including Nicholls, signed a letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne criticizing Canada for its silence regarding a proposed vote by the coalition government in Israel to annex a major part of the occupied Palestinian territories" (p. 9). "On June 8, many bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada followed with their own statement, in which they expressed their horror at the public killing of [George] Floyd and acknowledged the existence of systemic racism 'in every part of Canada'. The letter recognized the church's own complicity in injustice and recommitted it to confront racism and to pursue reconciliation with Indigenous peoples" (p. 9). "On the National Indigenous Day of Prayer on June 21, [Primate Linda] Nicholls, [Lutheran National Bishop Susan] Johnson and National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Mark MacDonald released an open letter further re-affirming the Anglican and Lutheran churches' commitment to ending racism and discrimination in all its forms, and to promoting reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. With the Council of General Synod (CoGS) scheduled to meet on July 25 [2020] at the time this article was written, Anglican leaders planned to bring forward a motion to re-mandate a CoGS working group on dismantling racism" (p. 9). "In the face of so many pressing social issues, all of which the primate describes as important, she cautions Anglicans to avoid burnout. With people exhausted from dealing with COVID-19 ... Anglicans, she says, will have to 'triage out energy levels': setting some goals, consistently working at them, and then setting new goals afterward. 'This is a long haul', Nicholls says. 'This is not "we're going to fix racism overnight". This is generational work. So I hope people will be encouraged to engage in it; not be discouraged by the slowness of progress; and be gently with themselves around the physical, emotional, spiritual, mental toll that all of the change we are experiencing is putting everyone under. Be gracious with one another. Be invitational in our desire to see change'" (p. 9).
- Article includes colour photo on page 9 with caption: "The Rev. Matta Kunuk prays in a video service released on the National Indigenous Day of Prayer. That same day, church leaders committed to reconciliation in a public letter".
- Subjects
- Change - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Nicholls, Linda (Linda Carol), 1954-
- COVID-19 (Disease) - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Pandemics - Canada
- Pandemics - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Social change
- Social justice - Anglican Church of Canada
- Racism - Canada
- Racism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Floyd, George, 1973-2020
- Guaranteed annual income - Canada
- Guaranteed annual income - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Economics - Canada
- Economic justice - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Palestinian Arabs - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Israel - Politics and government - 1993-
- Israel - Relations - Palestinian Arabs
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada - 21st century
Bethlehem besieged : stories of hope in times of trouble
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog4774
- Author
- Raheb, Mitri, 1962-
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- BT 93.8 R33 2004
- Author
- Raheb, Mitri, 1962-
- Place
- Minneapolis MN
- Publisher
- Fortress Press
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical_Description
- viii, 157 p. : ill.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Mitri Raheb".
- Contents divided into three sections: Under Siege -- Life Under Occupation -- Glimpses of Hope.
- Author is a Palestinian Christian and the pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem.
- Subjects
- Palestine in Christianity
- Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993- - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Raheb, Mitri, 1962-
- Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993- - Personal narratives, Palestinian Arab
- Middle East - Religious aspects - Christianity
- Israel - Politics and government - 1993-
- Palestinian Christians - Israel
- Palestinian Christians - Israel - Biography
- ISBN
- 0-8006-3653-8 (alk. paper)
- Call Number
- BT 93.8 R33 2004
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
A Christian in Israel : a journey in the Holy Land and the concerns of today
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/catalog4730
- Author
- Smith, MacKay L., 1933-
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
- Call Number
- DS 126.5 S65 2001
- Author
- Smith, MacKay L., 1933-
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place
- Montreal QC
- Publisher
- Aaron Communications
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Physical_Description
- 207 p. : maps ; 21.3 x 14 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[B]y MacKay L. Smith".
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-176) and index.
- The Canadian author describes the objectives of this book as follows: "to make the readers realize that the Holy Land and places in Israel are important places to visit, and that such a trip will have a significant impact on your life". -- Intro., p. 9.
- Contents: Preface -- Part I: Orientation -- To Ramble -- On Pilgrimage -- Geography -- History from 3000 BCE to 1908 CE -- Religion: Islam -- Religion: Judaism -- Part II: Christianity -- The Bible -- Travels with the History of Jesus -- Eastern Orthodox Christianity -- Part III: Today -- History: 1908-2001 -- Jerusalem -- Pope's Visit -- Part IV: Travelling -- South -- North -- Coastal -- Part V: Paths Toward Peace -- Understanding -- Refugees -- Sovereignty of Jerusalem -- Settlements -- Golan Heights and Lebanon -- Water -- Economics and the Geography of Confrontation -- Pure Politics -- Part VI: Conclusion -- Part VII: Postscript -- Bibliography -- Appendices -- Index.
- Contents of Appendices: 1. Chronologies of the Middle East -- 2. Religious Sects in Jerusalem -- 3. Christian Churches and Establishments in Jerusalem's Old City -- 4. Jesus' Life -- 5. Old City Gates -- 6. Israel's Population -- 7. Average Temperature -- 8. Muslim Glossary -- 9. Jewish Glossary -- 10. Population and Military in the Middle East -- 11. Getting there.
- Subjects
- Smith, MacKay L., 1933- - Journeys - Israel
- Israel - Description and travel
- Israel - Politics and government - 1993-
- Christianity
- Jerusalem - Description and travel
- Middle East - Religious aspects - Christianity
- ISBN
- 0-9683064-3-8 rev. ed.
- Call Number
- DS 126.5 S65 2001
- Location
- Trinity College (Graham Library)
Letter to the editor: Anti-Zionism doesn't mean anti-Semitism
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article40081
- Author
- Archibald, Cheryl-Ann
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2015 January
- Author
- Archibald, Cheryl-Ann
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2015 January
- Volume
- 141
- Issue
- 1
- Page
- 5
- Notes
- "While I abhor the increase in anti-Semitic incidents occurring worldwide ('The rising tide of anti-Semitism', Oct. 2014, p. 2), I also abhor what the state of Israel is doing to the Palestinian people. Anti-Zionism does not necessarily mean anti-semitism". "We must be allowed to discuss and denounce these actions without the fear of being labelled anti-Semitic". "Archbishop Desmond Tutu recently said: 'The state of Israel is behaving as if there is no tomorrow. Its people will not live the peaceful and secure lives they crave -- and are entitled to -- as long as their leaders perpetuate conditions that sustain the conflict'". "I call upon the Anglican Church of Canada to follow the example of the U.S. Presbyterian Church which divested its pension fund -- about $21 million -- from businesses participating in illegal Israeli settlements. Freedom for the Palestinian people is a righteous cause. In the end, it is not only Palestinians who will be freed, but Israelis too".
- Subjects
- Antisemitism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Palestinian Arabs - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Israel - Politics and government - 1993-
- Arab-Israeli conflict - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Disinvestment - Israel
- Disinvestment - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Tutu, Desmond M. (Desmond Mpilo), 1931-2021
Letter to the editor: 'De-Development'
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article40392
- Author
- Assaly, Robert C.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 November
- Author
- Assaly, Robert C.
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 November
- Volume
- 140
- Issue
- 9
- Page
- 5
- Notes
- "Anglicanism should be no excuse for public prevarication on evil. In fact, 'evil' is how the 2009 Kairos Palestine (KP) document of Palestinian Christians, endorsed by churches including the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, described the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Renowned Gaza expert Dr. Sara Roy, a daughter of Auschwitz survivors who will be speaking in Toronto in February [2015], has coined the term 'de-development' to summarize Israel's actions under that illegal occupation". "Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has responded to the Gaza massacres by urging everyone to join the non-violent movement of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel for its own benefit". "When we learn not to co-exist comfortably with one another, but with evil, it may be time to repent -- to change our hearts and minds".
- Subjects
- Kairos Palestine (2009)
- Arab-Israeli conflict - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Palestinian Arabs - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Palestinian Christians - Israel
- Gaza Strip - History
- Israel - Politics and government - 1993-
- Roy, Sara M.
- Tutu, Desmond M. (Desmond Mpilo), 1931-2021
Letter to the editor: Golden Rule
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article40207
- Author
- Miles, Colin
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 December
- Author
- Miles, Colin
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 December
- Volume
- 140
- Issue
- 10
- Page
- 4
- Notes
- "Re: 'The rising tide of anti-Semitism' [Oct. 2014, p. 2]. Anti-Semitism is a vile bigotry, lethal to its victims and destructive to its perpetrators. It is to be condemned. However, anti-Semitism should be distinguished from discussion of politics of the state of Israel. Despite the fierce opposition of many in Israel and the Diaspora, the current government is dealing with Palestinians unjustly and is in contempt of several UN resolutions. People of faith should also reject the rising tide of Islamophobia, which has become as acceptable in our time as anti-Semitism was prior to World War II. The fanatical fundamentalists who identify as Muslim, Christian or Jewish need to be challenged and their ideas debated, whether they originate in Saudi Arabia, Canada or Israel. Rather than succumb to their poisonous pseudo-religious notions, we would do well to advance the Charter for Compassion, to demonstrate in words and actions that the basis of all religions is the Golden Rule". [Text of entire article.]
- Subjects
- Antisemitism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Israel - Politics and government - 1993-
- Palestinian Arabs - Israel
- Islamophobia - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Golden rule
Letter to the editor: Harper's trip to Israel
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article41069
- Author
- Abraham, Duncan (Sheldon Duncan)
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 March
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2014 March
- Volume
- 140
- Issue
- 3
- Page
- 4
- Notes
- "The list of Christian representatives on Stephen Harper's recent trip to Israel is significant both for those included and those omitted. On board were representatives of evangelical groups that, for their own theological reasons, strongly reflect Harper's enthusiastic support of Israel. Notably absent were any representatives of mainline churches who apparently were not consulted or invited if the experience of the Anglican church is typical. These churches not only support Israel but also the human rights and dignity of the Palestinians. Harper appears to show little if any concern for those rights. A pro-Israel stand ? Yes -- but a pro-Palestinian position as well. That is the only way forward on the path to peace in the Middle East". [Text of entire article.]
- Subjects
- Harper, Stephen (Stephen Joseph), 1959-
- Canada - Foreign relations - Israel
- Israel (Christian theology)
- Christian Zionism
- Evangelicals - Canada - 21st century
- Palestinian Arabs - Israel
- Palestinian Arabs - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Israel - Politics and government - 1993-