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Monday, August 31, 2009

WCC LEADER SAYS ISRAEL'S OCCUPATION OF PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES "A SIN AGAINST GOD"


True to his anti-Israel bias and the anti-Israel bias of the World Council of Churches, Samuel Kobia referred to Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories as "a sin against God." Speaking on behalf of the American Jewish Committee, Rabbi David Rosen responded: “Israel does not seek to govern another people, rather, Israel has offered in direct negotiations with the Palestinians repeatedly to withdraw from most of the West Bank in exchange for peace and security.”

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