ELCA Leader Outlines the Steps Her Denomination Has Taken Against Israel

The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America recently was interviewed on a Pro-Hezbollah TV station (see article here) and during the interview she outline the different actions the ELCA has taken to hurt the Israeli democracy and the Jewish people:

• “We've urged our government not to engage in grants to the state of Israel while the settlements are going on.” (in other words, stop financial aid to Israel)

• “We also support that the blockade of Gaza be lifted.”

• “We also engage in selective purchasing. So we not only try to trade with the Palestinian Authority, but we do not purchase products made in the illegal Israeli settlements.”

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• “...We are contacting the Congress, the President and saying that the illegal settlements must stop. Were hoping that people are listening to us. I'm not sure that the government of Israel is listening to the United States when we ask for these settlements be stopped. But we have to keep trying.”

It should be noted that the term "illegal settlements" is a false notion but it is useful for those anti-Israeli actors who are trying to garner sympathy as they try to remove Israel from Israeli land. (read more about that in an excellent article here)

Here is the Presiding Bishop's television interview: