The US United Church of Christ has joined the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the World Council of Churches in adopting a resolution to use "economic leverage" to promote peace between Israel and Palestine.
A second resolution passed by the UCC calls upon Israel to pull down the barrier in the West Bank. The synod declared that the security fence is "visually, physically, psychologically and spiritually offensive."
Jewish organizations have criticized such policies. Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews said, "To single out Israel as a human rights abuser while turning a blind eye to actual abuse in tyrannical regimes around the world is not only delusional but smacks of an anti-Jewish attitude." – with files from ENI
