The governing body of the Church of England voted to support a pro-Palestinian group dedicated to the demonization of Israel on July 9. The General Synod passed a motion to endorse the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program in Palestine and Israel (eappi), a group that blames Israel for the failure of the peace process and calls for a boycott of the country as well as the hacking of government websites and a sit-in at Israel’s embassies. The motion was endorsed by 201 votes to 54, with 93 abstentions.
“eappi is a one-sided advocacy group promoting the Durban strategy of boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel, supporting the Palestinian claim of a ‘right of return,’ which is code for ending Israeli sovereignty, and systematically ignoring continuous Palestinian terror attacks against Israeli civilians—each one a war crime,” said Yitzhak Santis, the chief programs officer at the Jerusalem-based charity ngo Monitor.
