JTA - The United Church of Christ will vote on a resolution condemning Israel for its treatment of Palestinian Arab children living in Judea and Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and Gaza.
Two years after voting overwhelmingly to divest from companies that profit from Jews' living in Judea and Samaria, delegates to the church’s general synod in Baltimore that begins Friday will consider a resolution that calls on Israel to “exercise an absolute prohibition against torture and ill-treatment of detained children.”
It also calls on the United States to withhold military assistance from Israel over what the church says are violations of human rights in its treatment of Aran children. The resolution says the churches and members must learn about the plight of children in 'Palestine' and the State of Israel.
The United Church of Christ says on its website that it has over 5,000 churches and nearly 1 million members across the United States.