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Anti-Zionism and the Churches: The Canadian Scene

January 10, 2010 | Prof. Paul C. Merkley

Mainline Canadian churches, like their counterparts in the United States, have addressed petitions seeking commitment to the Durban indictment against Israel.

Mainline American Christian “Peacemakers” against Israel

November 5, 2009 | Dexter Van Zile

In 2004 and 2005, a group of five liberal Protestant (or "mainline") churches in the United States broadcasted a narrative that portrayed Israel as almost solely responsible for the violence of the Second Intifada. This campaign was evident in "peacemaking" resolutions approved by the legislative bodies of these churches and in the books produced by the publishing houses associated with them.

Divestment from Israel, the Liberal Churches,
and Jewish Responses: A Strategic Analysis

January 1, 2007 | Dr. Eugene Korn

Liberal church efforts to divest from companies doing business with Israel are part of a larger anti-Zionist campaign to weaken and delegitimize Israel. Hostility to Israel in the mainline churches is confined to a focused minority, while the majority of liberal American Christians remain sympathetic to Israel.