Jews Criticize Church’s Resolutions on Israel
From Times Wire Reports
Jewish leaders condemned resolutions passed by the United Church of Christ that called for Israel to dismantle its security fences around Palestinian territories and for companies to use “economic leverage” to promote peace in the Middle East.
The measures, passed by the church’s rule-making body at its annual meeting in Atlanta, seek to hold Israel to a different moral standard, Rabbi Abraham Cooper said.
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