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August 15, 2012


United Church of Canada Gives In to Temptation

The United Church of Canada today plunged head-first into the mire occupied primarily by anti-Semites and far left Israel-haters. According to the UCC web site:

On August 15, 2012, General Council affirmed 12 recommendations that call for an end to violence and incitement to hatred by both Palestinians and Israelis in the disputed territories of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza. The recommendations also call for identifying products from the settlements and boycotting them.

The final empowering motion to formally adopt the recommendations and direct United Church policies and actions in relation to Israel and Palestine will come back before General Council on Friday, August 17, said Bruce Gregersen, General Council Officer for Programs, after the meeting.

“We are in a lengthy process of a very important piece of work and we will come back to it on Friday,” he said.

He said the mind of General Council seems to support the adoption of recommendations that include identifying the settlements in the West Bank as a primary cause of injustice in the region and a boycott of products from those settlements.

The UCC’s General Council web site is a mess, so it’s hard to say whether items passed in exactly the form they were presented in, or whether what will be voted on Friday is the same thing as I’ve previously written about. That will probably be clearer on Friday, so I’ll have more about it then.

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And Jesus wept.  Statmann

[1] Posted by Statmann on 8-15-2012 at 09:08 PM · [top]

Here’s my favorite part,”“We are in a lengthy process of a very important piece of work…”.  Their capacity for self-delusion seems unlimited.  It seems this is more about their feelings than it is about anything that is going to make a lick of difference in Israel or Palestine.  They can go home and laud their “triumph” and life will go on unchanged on the West Bank.

[2] Posted by rwkachur on 8-16-2012 at 06:13 AM · [top]

#2: Absolutely correct. In fact, virtually everything the mainline churches do when it comes to public policy issues is nothing more than playing Model Congress or Model UN. It might make them feel good, but it makes no difference whatsoever in the real world (not that the real world matters to them, since they are pretty much exclusively concerned about what goes on between their ears).

[3] Posted by David Fischler on 8-16-2012 at 07:56 AM · [top]

Okay, so what products do they want us to boycott? Here is a list from Meretz USA which supports boycotting things from the settlements. It looks like Kosher wines will be the main target for the boycott. I would guess that the members of the United Church of Canada’s boycott of Kosher wines will not adversely affect sales at all.

Ahava - Manufactures cosmetic products using minerals from the Dead Sea.

SodaStream (The Soda Club Group) - Manufactures and distributes home carbonating devices and flavoringsfor soft drinks.
Trademarks: SodaStream®, Soda-Club®, AlcoJet®, Sprudelino®, Aquabar®, Gazoz®, Aquafizz®, Aquabubbler®, Penguin®, Sodamaker® Fountain Jet®, and Edition1®

Ahdut Factory for Tehina Halva and Sweets - Achdut is a factory manufacturing tahini, halva and sweets.
Brand names: Achva

Amnon and Tamar - Produce herbal seasonings and spices.
Brand names: Pyramid Herbal Seasonings

Beigel and Beigel - A baked goods’ company, manufacturing pastries, pretzels and mini cracker snacks.

Maya Foods, The Jerusalem Spice of Life - Manufactures, packs and markets food products, including spices, sweets, rice and legumes.
Brand names: Maya, Super Class, and Shufersal.

Shalgal (Food) - Manufacture frozen dough cakes, pies and pastries.
The company manufactures products for General Mills (Pillsbury).

Shamir Salads - Manufacture and distribute pre-packaged chilled salads, dips and spreads.

Gat Shomron Winery - The winery produced kosher wines since 2003.

Givon Winery - The winery, founded in 2001, It produces around 5,000 bottles of kosher wines a year, and markets wines to the US online.

Gush Etzion Winery - Wines are available in the USA through “Royal Wines”.

Hacormim Vineyard - The winery manufactures wines and fruit liquers.

Livni Winery - Wines are available directly though the winery’s own website.

Noah/Hevron Heights Winery
Labels: Noah, Gedeon, La Villa, Village Superior, Jerusalem Heights, and Makhpelah Special Reserve

Psagot Winery - The wines are marketed by Royal Wine Corp. and DFA - Duty Free of America.
Brand names: Edom and Psagot.

Tura Estate Winery - The wines are available in the US - sold on Only Kosher Wine.com

[4] Posted by Undergroundpewster on 8-16-2012 at 08:44 AM · [top]

Note to self: Experiment with Kosher wines.

[5] Posted by Jacobsladder on 8-16-2012 at 10:35 PM · [top]

The lunacy doesn’t end there.  The UCC (Untied Church of Canada, yes, I meant ‘untied’) also elected their first openly gay moderator.  See http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/United+Church+Canada+elects+first+openly+moderator/7103162/story.html

[6] Posted by Ross Gill on 8-17-2012 at 12:55 PM · [top]

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