{"id":21372,"date":"2015-11-25T02:36:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T07:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/resolutions_on_israel_palestine\/"},"modified":"2021-02-04T11:19:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T16:19:16","slug":"resolutions_on_israel_palestine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/israel_palestine_reading\/resolutions_on_israel_palestine\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolutions on Israel\/Palestine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/nb\/pages\/7857\/attachments\/original\/1447995457\/_4_DDA_FINAL_A_CALL_FOR_THE_UNITED_CHURCH_OF_CHRIST_TO_TAKE_ACTIONS_TOWARD_A_JUST_PEACE_IN_THE_ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN_CONFLICT.pdf?1447995457\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2015 General Synod: A Call for the United Church of Christ to Take Actions Toward a Just Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>This resolution proposes a fourfold strategy by the United Church of Christ to help end\u00a0the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The strategy seeks to combine: (1) educational\u00a0empowerment (study of Kairos Palestine 2009 \u2013 \u2018A Moment of Truth\u2019: A Word of Faith,\u00a0Hope, and Love from the Heart of Palestinian Suffering); (2) economic leverage\u00a0(divestment from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Palestinian\u00a0territories and boycott of products produced in such territories by Israeli companies); (3)\u00a0political pressure (petition to Congress to ensure that aid to Israel violates neither the U.S.\u00a0Foreign Assistance Act nor the U.S. Arms Export Control Act); and (4) interreligious\u00a0dialogue (conversation among the three Abrahamic faiths aimed at reaching religious\u00a0reconciliation and achieving political resolution).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ucc.org\/news_general_synod_israel_palestine_resolution_06302015\" target=\"_blank\">UCNews report on the action of General Synod<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/nb\/pages\/10712\/attachments\/original\/1449237747\/Recommendation_from_Committee_3_-_Toward_a_Just_Peace_in_the_Israeli-Palestinian_Conflict_Resolution.pdf?1449237747\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report of the General Synod Committee on the Resolution<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/uccfiles.com\/synod\/gs2017-TowardaJustPeaceRevised.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Report on implementation of the resolution<\/a> (prepared for the 2017 General Synod)<\/p>\n<h3>Related to the Resolution:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/nb\/pages\/10712\/attachments\/original\/1448419648\/SKMBT_C654e15070711510.pdf?1448419648\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statement from the United Church of Christ<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/nb\/pages\/10712\/attachments\/original\/1448419652\/SKMBT_C654e15070711511.pdf?1448419652\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statement from the United Church Fund<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/nb\/pages\/10712\/attachments\/original\/1448419656\/SKMBT_C654e15070711520.pdf?1448419656\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Statement from the Pension Boards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucc.org\/news_what_the_ucc_general_synod_adopted_on_just_peace_in_israel_palestine_07092015\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What the UCC General Synod adopted on &#8216;Just Peace in Israel\/Palestine&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=URL0fIIyiLI\" target=\"_blank\">The Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb preaches at the UCC&#8217;s General Synod<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/uccmn.org\/uccinmn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Israel-Palestine-Resolution-03-17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Conference adopts resolution to &#8220;implement Economic Action Toward a Just Peace in Palestine &amp; Israel&#8221; (June 2017)<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/nb\/pages\/10712\/attachments\/original\/1497288008\/MN_Conf_Press_release_I-P_0617.pdf?1497288008\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Conference press release announcing vote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2016\/02\/12\/february-12-2016-israel-boycott-controversy\/29038\/\" target=\"_blank\">Religion and Ethics News Weekly segment on the Churches and BDS<\/a> (Feb. 12, 2016)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/node\/285045\/\" target=\"_blank\">Human Rights Watch report: &#8220;Occupation, Inc.&#8221;<\/a> (Jan. 19, 2016)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/media.wix.com\/ugd\/6810ff_6539ca9b71174581ace4d77a4f6fbdc5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Promoting A Just Peace in Palestine Israel: A Guide for United Church of Christ Faith Leaders&#8221;<\/a>&#8211;A study guide and resource prepared by the UCC Palestine Israel Network (August, 2016)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/312279540\/UCC-Kairos-Palestine-Study-Resource-Booklet-Ver4\" target=\"_blank\">A study guide and resource (in .pdf format)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/HRBodies\/HRC\/RegularSessions\/Session37\/Documents\/A_HRC_37_39_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">UN Human Rights Council database of business operating in the occupied Palestinian territories <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/action_alert_help_urge_paypal_to_open_up_to_palestinians\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Action Alert on PayPal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boycott Hewlett-Packard Video (June 2016)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boycott Hewlett Packard (HP)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBh9wf4XE1o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/valleyriseup.blogspot.com\/2016\/12\/church-being-church.html\" target=\"_blank\">Peace United Church of Christ in Santa Cruz, CA becomes an &#8220;HP-Free Congregation&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2015 General Synod: A Call for the United Church of Christ to Take Actions Toward a Just Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict This resolution proposes a fourfold strategy by the United Church of Christ to help end\u00a0the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/israel_palestine_reading\/resolutions_on_israel_palestine\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20000,"featured_media":0,"parent":21318,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Resolutions on Israel\/Palestine - Global Ministries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/israel_palestine_reading\/resolutions_on_israel_palestine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Resolutions on Israel\/Palestine - Global Ministries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"2015 General Synod: A Call for the United Church of Christ to Take Actions Toward a Just Peace in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict This resolution proposes a fourfold strategy by the United Church of Christ to help end\u00a0the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. &hellip; 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