The Anti-Defamation League has denounced a call by an international evangelical organization to target European Jewry for conversion, declaring it a “serious affront to the Jewish people” and “disrespectful to Judaism’s own teachings.”

According to the ADL, the theological commission of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) issued the call in its document, “The Berlin Declaration on the Uniqueness of Christ and Jewish Evangelism Today,” reiterating its commitment to proselytize European Jewry.

“We urge the WEA to withdraw its call to target the Jews of Europe for conversion and immediately begin serious dialogue with Jewish interfaith representatives, so they can understand the immense pain and anger they are causing with their ill-advised and theologically misguided position,” the ADL said.