| Resolution Number: | 2022-C039 |
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| Title: | Urge Congress to Oppose Inequality in Israeli Laws |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention recognize the right of the State of Israel to exist and condemn the continued occupation, segregation and oppression of the Palestinian people; recognizing that for Israel to continue as a democracy it must allow for equality of all its peoples; and be it further
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention urge the President of the United States and the U.S. Congress to take action to oppose Israeli laws and practices that result in unequal rights for two peoples.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), p. 495. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Olympia |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Social Justice and International Policy |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social Justice and International Policy presented its Report #17 on Resolution C039 (Justice and Peace in the Holy Land - Our Call to Action) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(C039)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,
That the 80th General Convention recognize the right of the State of Israel to exist and we condemn the continued occupation, segregation and oppression of the Palestinian people; and be it further Resolved, that the Convention urge the President of the United States and the U.S. Congress to take action to oppose Israeli laws and practices that result in unequal rights for two peoples.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,
That the 80th General Convention recognize the right of the State of Israel to exist and we condemn the continued occupation, segregation and oppression of the Palestinian people; recognizing that for Israel to continue as a democracy it must allow for equality of all its peoples; and be it further
Resolved, that the 80th General Convention urge the President of the United States and the U.S. Congress to take action to oppose Israeli laws and practices that result in unequal rights for two peoples.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #205)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Social Justice and International Policy presented its Report #27 on HB Message #205 on Resolution C039 (Justice and Peace in the Holy Land - Our Call to Action) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #261)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention recognizes the right of the State of Israel to exist, condemns the oppression of the Palestinian people, and urges the United States to oppose Israeli practices that result in unequal rights. |
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