{"id":813,"date":"2011-12-16T11:02:19","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T17:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/peacenotwalls\/?p=813"},"modified":"2011-12-16T11:02:19","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T17:02:19","slug":"american-jewish-groups-issue-critiques-of-bethlehem-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcasumud\/american-jewish-groups-issue-critiques-of-bethlehem-call\/","title":{"rendered":"American Jewish Groups Issue Critiques of &#8216;Bethlehem Call&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At least two mainstream American Jewish organizations have issued statements critical of the &#8216;Bethlehem Call&#8217; and the decision of some mainline denominations in the United States, including the ELCA, to draw attention to the document. Neither the ELCA Peace Not Walls campaign nor other elements of ELCA leadership have offered comment on the content of the &#8216;Bethlehem Call.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong>B&#8217;nai B&#8217;rith: &#8220;The Bethlehem Call&#8221; Document Promotes Division, Not Peace<br \/>\n<\/strong>This piece from B&#8217;nai B&#8217;rith offers a critique of the document itself. <a title=\"B'nai B'rith on the 'Bethlehem Call'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bnaibrith.org\/latest_news\/BethlehemCallDocument121611.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AJC Disheartened by UCC, Disciples of Christ and ELCA Embrace of Palestinian Document Delegitimizing Israel<br \/>\n<\/strong>Although critical of \u00a0the document itself, this press release from AJC is focused primarily on the apparent promotion of the statement by mainline denominations. <a title=\"AJC Statement regarding 'Bethlehem Call'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ajc.org\/site\/apps\/nlnet\/content2.aspx?c=ijITI2PHKoG&amp;b=2818289&amp;ct=11551899&amp;notoc=1\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least two mainstream American Jewish organizations have issued statements critical of the &#8216;Bethlehem Call&#8217; and the decision of some mainline denominations in the United States, including the ELCA, to draw attention to the document. 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