United Church of Canada (UCC)
The United Church of Canada is active in promoting BDS campaigns and is the Canadian sending organization for EAPPI.
Theological antisemitism
Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center
Sabeel applies “liberation theology,” claims that Palestinians represent a modern-day version of Jesus’ suffering. This includes deicide imagery, and supercessionist rhetoric used to demonize Israel and Judaism.
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Background on World Council of Churches, Antisemitism, and BDS Court Case
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.”
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[Opinion] Christ at the Checkpoint's Government Enablers
Yitzhak Santis maintains that the Christ at the Checkpoint conference revives medieval theological antisemitism in its discussions of how to advance the Palestinian nationalist agenda within Evangelical churches.
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"Christ at the Checkpoint" Aims to Weaken Evangelical Support for Israel
Previous conferences in 2010 and 2012 advanced the Palestinian nationalist agenda within Evangelical Christian churches, while simultaneously reviving theological antisemitic themes such as replacement theology.
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[Opinion] Christmas Spirit Gone Awry
Avigail Sugarman asserts that the abuse of Christmas messages is part of a broad international campaign to introduce political warfare against Israel into churches.
