In response to the detention and deportation of participants to a World Council of Churches climate conference by Israeli authorities, the WCRC’s Executive Committee last week sent a letter of support to WCC General Secretary Olav Fykse Tveit.
The letter said, in part:
We join with you, Rev. Dr. Tveit, in protesting the “excessive,
unreasonable and wholly unwarranted treatment by the Israeli
authorities” and join in the call on the government of Israel to:
- apologize to those detained and to the WCC
- address these incidents meaningfully
- ensure they are not repeated in the future
- enter into a discussion with the WCC about this incident
Photo: Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem. Albin Hillert/WCC
I don’t see any marks / signs of “protest” except the word “protest”!