An open letter to Dr. Tveit, head of World Council of Churches
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg writes a letter to the head of the World Council of Churches regarding EAPPI and antisemitism.
Publications: | Reports, Books, Academic Publications, Submissions, Resource Pages |
---|---|
Other Content Types: | Press Releases, In The Media, Presentations, Posts, , Key Issues |
NGOs: | Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) |
Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | 25 Mar 2019 |
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg writes a letter to the head of the World Council of Churches regarding EAPPI and antisemitism.
Founded in 2002, Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) is the Geneva-based World Council of Churches’ (WCC) “flagship project” on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Despite marketing itself as a human rights and protection program, EAPPI places significant emphasis on political advocacy before, during, and after the trip.
Founded in 2002, Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) is the Geneva-based World Council of Churches’ (WCC) “flagship project” on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Despite marketing itself as a human rights and protection program, EAPPI places significant emphasis on political advocacy before, during, and after the trip.
Today (October 11, 2018), an Israeli court is considering an appeal from Isabel Phiri, a senior official in the World Council of Churches (WCC) who was denied entry into Israel. NGO Monitor is providing the following essential background on WCC and its “flagship project” Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), which falls under Phiri’s “overall responsibility.”
As part of UNOCHA's “Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP),” aid appeals are divided into clusters with NGOs serving as implementing partners with UN agencies, and in some cases, responsible for leading the cluster. The cluster system is a key international lobbying and action mechanism through which the PA advances its nationalist and political agenda, sustaining conflict,
Professor Gerald Steinberg argues that more non-governmental organizations (NGOs) need to adopt and abide by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism.
Professor Gerald Steinberg describes how international organizations are using Palestinian children such as Ahed Tamimi to wage a propaganda battle against Israel.
UNICEF spearheads a campaign to have Israel included on a UN blacklist of “grave” vio-lators of children’s rights. This political agenda is a primary facet of UNICEF’s activities relating to Israel, completely inconsistent with its mandate of “child protection” and from its guidelines for neutrality and impartiality.
An analysis of WDR's series of fact-checks to accompany a documentary about antisemitism shows that they themselves contain inaccuracies and paint partial and misleading portraits of the issues.
Gerald Steinberg calls upon the World Council of Churches to seek reconciliation with Israel instead of launching attacks against its government.