{"id":27956,"date":"2020-02-06T08:03:22","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T13:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=27956"},"modified":"2020-02-06T08:20:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T13:20:27","slug":"anglican-church-of-canada-opposes-middle-east-peace-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/anglican-church-of-canada-opposes-middle-east-peace-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Anglican Church of Canada opposes Middle East peace plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s easy to see why: first, it\u2019s a Trump proposal and the ACoC loathes Trump, second the ACoC is biased against Israel almost to the point of being anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n

If only the primate were as interested in the salvation of souls as she is in hating Trump, perhaps fewer souls would be fleeing her church.<\/p>\n

From here<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Dear Prime Minister Trudeau:<\/p>\n

Greetings to you from The Anglican Church of Canada.<\/p>\n

I write today to urge Canada to maintain a principled policy position in accordance with international law, and to strongly, publicly oppose President Trump\u2019s \u201cPeace to Prosperity\u201d plan for Israel and Palestine announced January 28th, 2020. Your confirmation in 2017 that Canada\u2019s embassy in Israel will remain in Tel Aviv, affirming the open, international status of Jerusalem as a city of two peoples and three faiths, and your 2019 vote at the UN General Assembly affirming the right of the Palestinian People to self-determination, clearly demonstrate Canada\u2019s commitment to principled leadership.<\/p>\n

We commend to you the spirit of the Statement of the Patriarchs and Heads of the Holy Land Churches on January 30, 2020, on the \u201cDeal of the Century\u201d, urging instead \u201ca just and lasting peace in the Middle East based on the international legitimacy of relevant UN resolutions, and in a manner that guarantees security, peace, freedom and dignity to all of the peoples of the region.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

We lament with global and Canadian ecumenical partners that the Trump administration\u2019s plan is far from being a \u201cwin-win<\/em>\u201d for Israelis and Palestinians. Rather, we recognize, with many others including Canada, peace with justice will not come by discounting or ignoring Palestinian rights and aspirations. For solutions to be based upon equality, human rights and self-determination for all, the occupation of Palestinian lands must first end and Palestinians be meaningfully involved in planning processes from the beginning.<\/p>\n

In 2013, The Anglican Church of Canada General Synod adopted a resolution calling on our church to support the goal of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East. The resolution recognizes the legitimate aspirations, rights and needs of both Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace, with dignity within sovereign and secure borders. It condemns the use of violence of all kinds, especially against civilians, calls for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, and upon Israel, as the occupying power, to respect the Fourth Geneva Convention, which forbids the transfer and settlement of its own citizens in the occupied territories.<\/p>\n

The Anglican Church of Canada commends your \u201ccommitment to a safe and secure homeland for the Jewish people, and to a lasting peace between all peoples in the Middle East<\/em>\u201d. We pray with the Holy Land Patriarchs and Heads of Churches that, for their part, all Palestinian political parties, factions and leaders end their internal conflicts and adopt a unified stand towards state building based on plurality and democratic values<\/em>.<\/p>\n

With this letter comes the assurance of our respect for your leadership and prayers for you and the Government of Canada. I look forward to supporting Canada\u2019s efforts with other international leaders in denouncing the notion that President Trump\u2019s \u201cPeace Plan for the Middle East\u201d offers a framework through which peace could be negotiated.<\/p>\n

Yours in Christ,<\/p>\n

The Most Reverend Linda C. Nicholls
\nArchbishop and Primate<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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