Holocaust, Israel, and Canadian Protestant ChurchesGenizi pays particular attention to the controversy surrounding A.C. Forrest, editor of the influential United Church Observer, which constantly criticized Israel's policies and strongly supported the Palestinian cause, a position that led to a serious dispute with the Canadian Jewish community. Genizi also deals with the complications and ambiguities of the geopolitics of the Middle East and examines the dilemmas they pose for both the Christian and the Jewish conscience. The conflict over resolutions condemning Israel for accepting apartheid and maintaining systematic racial cleansing, adopted in the international conference on racism in Durban, South Africa, in late 2001, shows how explosive the controversy over the Israel-Palestinian crisis remains. |
Contents
The International Councils of Churches | 3 |
The Canadian Council of Churches | 18 |
THE UNITED CHURCH THE HOLOCAUST AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL | 39 |
The United Church of Canada and the Holocaust | 41 |
Claris E Silcox the Refugees and the State of Israel | 52 |
Ernest Marshall Howse the Refugees and the State of Israel | 66 |
The Committee on the Church and International Affairs of the United Church | 74 |
THE UNITED CHURCH AND THE CANADIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY | 107 |
The Truce 19731993 | 170 |
OTHER CANADIAN PROTESTANT CHURCHES THE HOLOCAUST AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL | 187 |
The Anglican Church of Canada | 189 |
The Presbyterian Church in Canada | 215 |
The Baptists in Canada | 231 |
Conclusion | 241 |
Notes | 245 |
Bibliography | 299 |
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A.C. Forrest ACCA Acts and Proceedings Anglican Church anti-Jewish anti-Zionism antisemitism April Assembly attitude August B'nai Brith Bishop Booth article Bruce McLeod called Canadian Baptist Canadian churches Canadian Churchman Canadian Council Canadian Jewish Congress CCIA Christian Christian-Jewish church leaders church members Church of Canada CJCNA Clarke MacDonald Committee concern conflict Council of Churches criticism of Israel Davies and Nefsky December dialogue Douglas duCharme ecumenical editorial February Globe and Mail GS files Gunther Plaut Holocaust Holy Howse human rights ibid International Affairs Israeli issue January Jerusalem Jewish community Jewish refugees Jews Judaism June Kayfetz MacQueen March McClure MECC MEWG Middle East minister missionary Nazi November October Palestine peace persecution political position Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Record pro-Arab Protestant Rabbi religious resolution Ronson September Silcox Slonim statement Synod tion Toronto Star United Church Observer World Council wrote Zionist
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