Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Stop US aid to Israel if settlements allowed to stay | Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The aid vote, which passed 751-162, urged church members to “call on
their U.S. Representatives, Senators and the Administration to take
action requiring that to continue
receiving U.S. financial and military aid, Israel must comply with
internationally recognized human rights standards as specified in
existing U.S. law, stop settlement building and the expansion of
existing settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, end its
occupation of Palestinian territory, and enable an independent
Palestinian state.”
An aerial view of Israel’s largest settlement, Maale Adumim, March 12, 2008. (David Silverman/Getty Images)
