A Palestinian priest who is a fierce critic of Israel was honored by an Episcopalian group.There's no pal like an Episcopal.
Naim Ateek, an Anglican priest and founder and director of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem, received the Episcopalian Peace Fellowship’s 2006 John Nevin Sayre Award last week.
In his acceptance speech, Ateek praised the Episcopal Church for giving him the award despite pressure from “Jewish Zionist organizations in the States,” according to a Sabeel press release. He also called Israel’s West Bank security barrier an illegal land-grab. Ateek in the past has accused Israel of “crucifying” the Palestinians and reportedly has expressed support for a one-state solution to the Palestinian-Israel conflict, effectively meaning the end of a Jewish state.
He also is a major figure behind the push for universities and other groups to divest from companies that do business with Israel.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Episcoterians, Presbypalians, whatever . . .
"Liberation Theology" is what Marxism is called when it is espoused by priests, by the way. From JTA:
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