Monthly Archives: August 2009
All About Zion?
I have a guest post up at CIFWatch, in which I ask questions about Ben White’s attitudes towards Jews, his theologically-based anti-Zionism, and why The Guardian published his praise of Stephen Sizer and Colin Chapman. (Edit: A few people have … Continue reading
Filed under theology
Sabeel’s “Via Dolorosa”
In his Easter Message of 2001, Sabeel’s founder Naim Ateek declared: Here in Palestine Jesus is again walking the via dolorosa. Jesus is the powerless Palestinian humiliated at a checkpoint, the woman trying to get through to the hospital for … Continue reading
Filed under theology
Does Sabeel support boycott campaign against Israel?
This is from the Friends of Sabeel UK website’s Questions and Answers section: Does Sabeel endorse an economic boycott against Israel? A: Sabeel does not call for an economic boycott of Israel. It calls for morally responsible investment, ultimately leading … Continue reading
Filed under boycotts, morally responsible investment
CiF Watch Website Launched to Combat Antisemitism on the Guardian newspaper’s ‘Comment is Free’ blog
This is from CIF Watch: CiF Watch Website Launched to Combat Antisemitism on the Guardian newspaper’s ‘Comment is Free’ blog New York, NY – August 24, 2009 – CiF Watch (www.cifwatch.com), a website dedicated to monitoring and exposing antisemitism on … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Former UCC rep Hanns F. Skoutajan praises A.C. Forrest
Rev. Dr. Hanns F. Skoutajan, past chair of the former Committee of the Church and International Affairs of the United Church of Canada, writes in the Ottawa Citizen claiming that the UCC’s proposed Israel boycott was due to its “deep concern” about … Continue reading
Filed under boycotts
Recycling old libels
Arieh Kovler comments on a false story from a mainstream Swedish newspaper that the IDF kills Palestinians for their organs. Kovler writes on the Mediaeval blood libel myth that Jews killed Christian children and made use of their dead bodies … Continue reading
Filed under blood libel
A fully controlled threat to our freedoms?
When it comes to Jews and politics, Ben White claims to know a fair amount. White often frames his arguments with moral and theological concepts. White gives talks in churches and theological colleges, and his writing is praised by vicars, … Continue reading
Filed under synagogues, theology, understanding
Worrying words
Israel does not bear all the responsibility for conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Israel should be held to account for its actions and the rhetoric of its politicians. Plenty of Anglican vicars are keen to do so. Holding Palestinian leadership … Continue reading
Filed under language
