Episcopalians Next Group of Divestment Morons

An Anglican anti-Israel movement gains traction. More on this here.

The Jewish Week feels this is dangerous and short-sighted. (It is).


The core point:

"There's a certain moral blindness here that's very hard for me to understand," said Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, which organized the summit with the Presbyterians. "Where is their pressure on the Palestinians? Where is their demand from the EU to cease funding of the Palestinian Authority unless it does something against terrorist acts?"

Where indeed. And notice the Jews had to approach the Christians to even have the summit. Who's more Christlike in this? Who's more embarassing?

Remember when:

“Peace for Israel means security, and we must stand with all our might to protect its right to exist, its territorial integrity. I see Israel as one of the great outposts of democracy in the world, and a marvelous example of what can be done, how desert land can be transformed into an oasis of brotherhood and democracy. Peace for Israel means security and that security must be a reality.”

“I solemnly pledge to do my utmost to uphold the fair name of the Jews-because bigotry in any form is an affront to us all.”

“When people criticize Zionists they mean Jews, you are talking anti-Semitism.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr.