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PC(USA) General Assembly declares government of Israel actions toward Palestinians “apartheid”

The contentious resolution was balanced against earlier statements condemning antisemitism and Islamophobia.

The International Engagement Committee. Photo by Gregg Brekke for Presbyterian Outlook.

Louisville, Kentucky – The General Assembly voted 266-116 on July 8 to approve one of the most controversial items before it — declaring that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) recognizes that the laws, policies and practices of the government of Israel regarding the Palestinian people “fulfill the international legal definition of apartheid.”

The assembly also voted down a proposed amendment to INT-02 that would have added language...

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