The Acts of Convention

House of Bishops

The House of Bishops Committee on National and International Concerns presented its Report #29 on Resolution A012 (Palestine/Israel Peace Process) and moved adoption with amendment.

Original Text of Resolution:

(A012)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 75th General Convention declare that the following positions constitute policies of The Episcopal Church and direct The Episcopal Church’s Office of Peace and Justice Ministries to advocate:

1. an end to the isolation of East Jerusalem and Bethlehem from the West Bank created by the continued construction of Israeli settlements, settler roads and the Wall;
2. removal of the Wall;
3. assurance of human rights for Palestinians;
4. support for the return of sovereign control of Gaza's airspace, coastline and borders to the Palestinian people; and
5. assurance that no U.S. tax dollars are used to finance the Occupation, directly or indirectly.

Committee Amendment:

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 75th General Convention declare that the following positions constitute policies of The Episcopal Churchand direct The Episcopal Church’s Office of Peace and Justice Ministries to advocate:

1. an end to the isolation of East Jerusalem and Bethlehem from the West Bank created by the continued construction of Israeli settlements, settler roads and the barrierWall;
2. removal of the barrier Wall by Israel where it violates Palestinian territory and termination of the policy and practice of terrorism by any constituency of the Palestinian Authority;
3. assurance of human rights for Palestinians and Israelis;
4. support for the return of sovereign control of Gaza's airspace, and coastline and bordersto the Palestinian people and mutual respect for borders; and
5. elimination of corruption within the Palestinian Authority and appropriate financial transparency to better serve human and economic rights of Palestinians; and
6. assurance that no U.S. tax dollars are used, directly or indirectly, to finance the building of the barrier and bypass roads that support the settlements Occupation, directly or indirectly.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #235)