The International Christian Embassy, an evangelical group based in Jerusalem, spoke out on Tuesday against the decision by United States and European officials to boycott Jerusalem Day celebrations. Many officials decided not to attend the celebrations in honor of the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem due to concerns that their attendance would offend local Arabs, who claim much of Jerusalem as their own.
Reverend Malcolm Hedding, director of the Embassy, called the reunification of Jerusalem “one of the clearest cases of historic justice ever.” In a letter to Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski, Hedding supported Jewish settlement in Jerusalem, and called the refusal to recognize Jewish sovereignty in the city “a perverse and immoral act.”
Reverend Malcolm Hedding, director of the Embassy, called the reunification of Jerusalem “one of the clearest cases of historic justice ever.” In a letter to Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski, Hedding supported Jewish settlement in Jerusalem, and called the refusal to recognize Jewish sovereignty in the city “a perverse and immoral act.”