Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East
Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East (C4RPME) says it "is committed to educating the public, the media, and elected officials about the discrimination, intimidation, forced conversion, and violence that Christians face throughout the Middle East, especially under the Palestinian Authority."[1] Its principal aim is to counter calls by churches in the United States for divestment or boycott of Israel.[2]
Activities
C4RPME campaigns against moves by the Presbyterian Church USA, the World Council of Churches, the Episcopal Church of U.S.A., the United Church of Christ, two regions of the United Methodist Church, and the Anglican Consultative Council encouraging divestment from Israel.[3]
These church groups have all passed resolutions that the C4RPME opposes on the grounds that they:[4]
- single out Israel for condemnation;
- portray Israel's efforts to defend itself against terrorism in the harshest terms possible; and
- appear unwilling to acknowledge the motive and consequence of Islamic terror on Israeli society.
Founding members
According to the C4RPME website, these are:[5]
- American Jewish Congress www.ajcongress.org
- The David Project www.davidproject.org
- StandWithUs www.standwithus.org
People
- Roberta P. Seid - Member, Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East. Director of Research and Education, StandWithUs[6]
- Roz Rothstein - Member, Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East. Executive Director, StandWithUs[7]
Contact
- Website: http://www.c4rpme.org/
Notes
- ↑ About us, C4RPME website, accessed 20 Jan 2010
- ↑ Mainline churches & divestment, C4RPME website, accessed 20 Jan 2010
- ↑ Mainline churches & divestment, C4RPME website, accessed 20 Jan 2010
- ↑ Mainline churches & divestment, C4RPME website, accessed 20 Jan 2010
- ↑ About us, C4RPME website, accessed 20 Jan 2010
- ↑ Roberta P. Seid, Interfaith Dialogue, C4RPME website, December 12, 2005, accessed 20 Jan 2010
- ↑ Roberta P. Seid, Interfaith Dialogue, C4RPME website, December 12, 2005, accessed 20 Jan 2010
