Chief Rabbi leads calls to block Church of England discussion of Palestinian Christian genocide report

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Britain's Chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, addresses the crowd during a 'Vigil for Israel' opposite the entrance to Downing Street, the official residence of Britain's Prime Minister, in London on October 9, 2023. [HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images]https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1715805824-e1741087820936.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" width="1200" />
Leading Zionist groups and figures in the UK have come out in force to suppress discussion within the Church of England over a report by Palestinian Christian groups about genocide in Gaza.

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, who has a son serving in the Israeli army, has warned the Church of England’s General Synod that it risks damaging Christian-Jewish relations if it proceeds with a motion encouraging engagement with A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide, a document published by Kairos Palestine, also known as Kairos II. The General Synod, the Church’s legislative body, is due to consider the motion at its annual gathering in York.

The motion does not ask the Church to endorse the document, […]

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