On October the 17th, the Anglican Church of Canada issued the following statement condemning the murder of Jews by Hamas:
On Saturday the world watched in horror as Hamas launched a rapid, devastating barrage of violence against Israel. Rockets, drone attacks, the killing of civilians and the taking of hostages have ignited long simmering tensions between Israel and Palestine. Israel has responded with ongoing rocket attacks and the death toll on all sides rises daily.
On October the 18th, the ACoC wrote a letter to Justin Trudeau demanding respect for international law in Gaza. This was provoked by the bombing of the Al Ahli Arab hospital which is run by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. Unlike the devastating barrage of violence in the prior statement, the bombing fell into the much worse category of a crime against humanity. Because it was not aimed at Jews.
The Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, in one deft move, have not only demonstrated their anti-Jewish bias, but collectively shot themselves in the foot: the rocket that destroyed the hospital was fired by Hamas.
From here:
In the strongest terms, the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem condemns this atrocious attack that has transpired in the heart of Gaza. Initial reports suggest the loss of countless lives, a manifestation of what can only be described as a crime against humanity. Hospitals, by the tenets of international humanitarian law, are sanctuaries, yet this assault has transgressed those sacred boundaries. We heed the call of Archbishop Justin Welby (Archbishop of Canterbury), who implored for the safeguarding of medical facilities and the rescission of evacuation orders. Regrettably, Gaza remains bereft of safe havens……… An urgent appeal resonates for the international community to fulfill its duty in protecting civilians and ensuring that such inhumane horrific acts are not replicated.
Since Israel’s Prime Minister, in the presence of the American President, named Hamas “the new Nazis”, every true Christian of all denominations must pay heed that the silent Church or the complicit Church before and during the Shoah, and now most appalling of all, after, have a radical conscience check.
Never losing an opportunity to maintain its 75 year history of the double standard that blames Israel and acquits her enemies and betray Balfour/San Remo and Israel’s Levy Report,the UN Secretary General declares unspeakable Nazi massacre of innocent Israeli Citizens did not happen “in a vacuum”: rather in the 56 year “Occupation” of Gaza, calling for a Two State (Final) Solution; as has the Roman Pontiff who signed his secret Concordat with the PRC on September 22, 2018, and ‘Blessed ‘the Iran Nuclear Deal at Pesach on Easter Sunday, April, 2015. + Psalm 83 comes to mind.
Israel National News publishes in full Israeli Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen’s speech to the UN Security Council today.
We live in a violent world. The Bible tells us about the first murder, one brother killing another brother (Genesis 4:8). Unfortunately, descendants of Abraham’s firstborn and Isaac have been at war with one another from time to time. How can we turn the other cheek and pray for our enemies in today’s world? We must condemn Hamas’s arrack on October 7. We must seek justice, security, and God-given dignity for Israelis and Palestinians alike.
“How can we turn the other cheek and pray for our enemies in today’s world?” Well, I suppose we can and should because Jesus told us to. And I think it’s still his world.