Peace and Justice in Palestine and Israel #009-06-13-03
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/official10436
- Date
- 2013 March 14-17
- Type
- Resolution 42-03-13
- Seconder
- Ms. Fiona Morrison
- Text of motion
- That the Council of General Synod recommend the following resolution to General Synod:
- - Be it resolved that this General Synod:
- - Strengthen its commitment to the pursuit of peace with justice for all in Palestine and Israel, and
- -- 1. Reaffirm its existing commitments (GS2010, A184) to solidarity with Anglicans in the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East in their work for justice and peace;
- -- 2. Reiterate to Canadian Anglicans and to our federal government, the established policy of the Anglican Church of Canada (GS 2010, A184), which
- --- i. recognizes the legitimate aspirations, rights and needs of both Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace, with dignity within sovereign and secure borders;
- --- ii. condemns the use of violence of all kinds, especially against civilians;
- --- iii. calls for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine; and
- --- iv. calls upon Israel, as the occupying power, to respect the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits the settlement of its own citizens in the occupied territories.
- -- 3. Commit to act together with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the United Church of Canada to:
- --- i. enable deeper church-wide awareness of and response to the call of Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth (2009);
- --- ii. educate the church about the impact of the illegal settlements on the lives of both Palestinians and Israelis, and about imported products identified as produced in or related to the illegal settlements and misleadingly labeled as produced in Israel, and about the complexities of economic advocacy measures;
- --- iii. explore and challenge theologies and beliefs, such as Christian Zionism, in support of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories;
- --- iv. and strengthen relationships with Canadian Jews and Muslims, to resolutely oppose anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
- ADOPTED #42-03-13
- Subjects
- Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East. Diocese of Jerusalem
- Palestinian Arabs - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Israel - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Arab-Israeli conflict - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Israel - Relations - Palestinian Arabs
- Israel - Politics and government
- Antisemitism - Canada
- Antisemitism - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Islamophobia - Canada
- Islamophobia - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada