United Church Calls on Canadian Government for Urgent Action
In Correspondence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
the United Church of Canada Calls for Urgent Action
to Protect Palestinian Human Rights
Graffiti on West Bank Barrier Wall in Bethlehem – photo credit: L. Ross, January 2019
~ published on The United Church of Canada’s website on May 20, 2022
Following the recent Israeli Supreme Court decision upholding the forcible expulsion of Palestinian villagers from their homes and land in Masafer Yatta and the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, The United Church of Canada has written two letters to the Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada.
The letters urge Canada to work with like-minded countries to hold the government of Israel accountable for violations of international law and specifically to
- denounce the government of Israel’s plan to forcibly expel the villagers of Masafer Yatta and press the government of Israel to rescind this decision
- denounce the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh and call for an immediate independent investigation into her killing that holds those responsible accountable
Download the letter to Minister Joly about Masafer Yatta written on May 10, 2022. The text of the letter follows.
Download the letter to Minister Joly about Shireen Abu Akleh written on May 13, 2022. The text of the letter follows.
The links visible in the text of the letters should work from the downloaded pdfs. If not, try downloading the pdfs from The United Church of Canada’s website.
