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Israel/Palestine

procon

(15,805 posts)

4. A somewhat misleading title...

Reply to shira (Original post)

Mon Aug 15, 2016, 09:28 AM

Aug 2016

This was an op-ed penned by the president of a small black religious group, the Ecumenical Leadership Council of Missouri. Good on them, but the more significant impact of national and international criticism and condemnation against Israel's decades long policies of brutal military occupation, discrimination, and the theft of Palestinian land and natural resources, continues to grow. As it should.

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Churches reject Black Lives Matter's platform on Israel [View all] shira Aug 2016 OP

So Israel is a Jewish state? ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Aug 2016 #2

Secular government, Jewish majority. aranthus Aug 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author 6chars Aug 2016 #5

By your logic American is a Christian nation. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2016 #6

Jews are a people/nation/ethnicity, not necessarily a religious group. shira Aug 2016 #7

I believe that they are a LOOSELY related group of people. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2016 #10

I'm pretty sure your definition of the Makeup of the Jewish people King_David Aug 2016 #12

Our traditions, culture, history, language, & religion originate from Israel.... shira Aug 2016 #14

No. America is a Judeo-Christian Nation aranthus Aug 2016 #8

No it's not. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2016 #9

You're conflating state with nation. aranthus Aug 2016 #13

" Secular government " !!!!!! ????????..... Israeli Aug 2016 #17

People conflate religion, ethnicity, race, and nationality all the time. Igel Aug 2016 #18

Seriously? King_David Aug 2016 #11

Such strong opinions from folks who lack basic knowledge. n/t shira Aug 2016 #15

Correct. Shaktimaan Sep 2016 #19

A somewhat misleading title... procon Aug 2016 #4

The Ecumenical Leadership Council of Missouri seems to be very PEP on this matter. n/t Little Tich Aug 2016 #16