Letter to the editor: 'De-Development'

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