The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That the 1994 General Convention of the Episcopal Church:

1. affirms and supports the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles signed in September 1993;
2. urges all parties concerned to do all in their power to support the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority, and the elected Council, authorized by the above-mentioned Declaration, and all the other agreed upon principles and undertakings; and
3. expresses its conviction that a durable, fair and timely resolution of the peace process between the government of Israel and the Palestinian [sic] Liberation Organization requires that the United States adhere to a single standard of justice in its diplomatic efforts to support the peace process and in granting aid to both Israel and Palestine; and
4. recognizes that such a standard requires the United States to condition aid to the newly autonomous Palestinian Authority on its abandonment of violence as a tactic of struggle and that the Palestinian police make every effort within their power to apprehend violators; and
5. recognizes that such a standard requires the United States to condition aid and loan guarantees to Israel on its abandonment of violence as a tactic of civilian control and on the release of all Palestinian political prisoners and detainees;

and be it further

Resolved, That the Secretary of the 71st General Convention be requested to send a copy of this Resolution to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Chairman Yasser Arafat, the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, Episcopalian and other appropriate Members of Congress, and to the Most Reverend Samir Kafity.