The Episcopal Church of Vermont stood up loudly against Israel’s U.S.-backed oppression of the Palestinians, Nov. 4, as its annual convention, condemning by an 89-25 majority what it said are the Jewish State’s apartheid policies.
By Steve France | Mondoweiss | Nov 5, 2021
The openness of the other delegates seemed also to show that general awareness of public protests against Israel is rapidly growing…
The Episcopal Church of Vermont stood up loudly against Israel’s U.S.-backed oppression of the Palestinians, Nov. 4, as its annual convention, condemning by an 89-25 majority what it said are the Jewish State’s apartheid policies.
The action added to a barrage of condemnations of Israel’s apartheid regime since January by human rights groups and leaders and is of special significance to other Episcopal dioceses – and beyond that to other mainline church denominations — that are under rising pressure from members pressing for similar condemnations. The first major denomination to conclude that it was compelled to call out Israel and its U.S. sponsors on apartheid and a host of related injustices – the United Church of Christ — acted only last July but its resolution was seen then as a harbinger of actions to come from sister denominations.
Vermont, of course, has seen a lot of protest against Israel this year, as Ben & Jerry’s ice cream acted in July to pull its products from Jewish-only settlements on the West Bank next year, and the Burlington City Council in September seriously entertained a resolution of solidarity with Palestinians against Israel’s apartheid (although the resolution was withdrawn for further action in a later session).
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