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| June 17, 2014
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Cleric Critical of Israel, to be Posted at St. Andrews Church in Jerusalem

Reverend Páraic Réamonn, will take over the Jerusalem congregation of the Church of Scotland in September.

 

A Scottish pastor with a history of comparing Israel to Apartheid South Africa has been tapped to take over the spiritual leadership of the capital’s St. Andrews Church, the Jerusalem Post has learned.

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Rev. Páraic Réamonn: Church of Scotland Photo: WORLD COMMUNION OF REFORMED CHURCHES

Reverend Páraic Réamonn, a member of the Church of Scotland, will take over the Jerusalem congregation in September, raising concerns among at least some churchgoers that he will use his new pulpit as a platform for the furtherance of his views. Continue Reading »

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| June 3, 2013
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Anti-Semitic NGOs are Funded by European Countries

Prof. Gerald Steinberg, head of NGO Monitor explains which anti-Semitic NGOs use Christian blood libels in their claims against Israel

By Yoni Kempinski

 

Anti-Semitic NGOs, which receive funding from official authorities such as the United States and the European Union, use classic Christian blood libels in their claims against Israel, said Professor Gerald Steinberg, head of NGO Monitor.

Prof. Gerald Steinberg, head of NGO Monitor.

Prof. Gerald Steinberg, head of NGO Monitor.

Steinberg spoke to Arutz Sheva at the 4th conference of the Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism which was held in Jerusalem.

Steinberg named MIFTAH, a Palestinian Authority-based NGO, as an example of a group which uses the old Christian blood libel that accuses Jews of using the blood of Christians to bake matzah on Passover, as part of its anti-Israel propaganda. Continue Reading »

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| May 10, 2013
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Church of Scotland back-peddles on denial of Jewish right to Israel

‘Guardian’ reports: After uproar, the Church of Scotland agrees to reword paper rejecting Jewish claims to Israel.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

After meeting with senior Jewish leaders in Britain on Thursday, the Church of Scotland has agreed to change the wording of a controversial paper which denies Jews any special claim to the land of Israel, the Guardian reported.

The General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh.

The General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh. – Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Green Lane

The paper, entitled “The Inheritance of Abraham,” rejects “claims that scripture offers any peoples a privileged claim for possession of a particular territory.” The paper further states that “reconciliation can only be possible if the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem and the blockade of Gaza are ended.”

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