The Church of England has voted to engage with a document titled 'Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide' by the anti-Israel Christian group Kairos Palestine, according to a report. The document calls Israel's war against Hamas following the October 7 massacres a genocide and labels the State of Israel a 'colonial enterprise built on racism.'
The vote, reported by The Zioneer, marks a significant step by a major Christian denomination toward engaging with a document that has drawn sharp criticism from pro-Israel Christian groups. The Kairos Palestine document, first published in 2009, has been widely condemned by Jewish and pro-Israel organizations for its characterization of Israel as a colonial enterprise and its accusation of genocide against the Jewish state. Christian supporters of Israel had previously warned that the Church of England motion was based on an incomplete picture, as The Zioneer reported on July 10. The outcome of the vote and its implications for Anglican-Jewish relations remain to be seen, with further details on the scope of engagement pending.
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