Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East
Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East is a zionist organization whose principal aim is to counter calls by Churches in the United States for divesment or boycott of Israel. The organization's website also devotes significant effort to smearing Christian groups which are active among the Palestinians yielding such insights as "Portrays Jews/Israel as Christ killers", etc.; in particular, C4RPME has launched a campaign against the Sabeel Center (A Palestinian Christian group based in Bethlehem) calling it a "corrupting influence" etc. C4RPME also campaigns against inter-faith meetings between Christians and Muslims. Finally, a list of groups is provided that promote "Responsible Peace in the Middle East". Many of the reprints appearing in its website are from Freedom House and articles by neocons (Frank Gaffney seems to be a favorite).
The origins of the group are very clear: it is an amalgam of the American Jewish Congress, The David Project and Stand with Us. In several of the C4RPME press releases all the references of the persons listed are of those three organizations. There is no listing of the people working for this group that are devoted to it full time; they all work for either of the three listed organizations.
The subtitle of the C4RPME website is "Promoting Accuracy, Balance and Hope". What C4RPME understands by accuracy is the acceptance of the Israeli/zionist narrative. Failing that, it seeks "balance", i.e., obtain an equal hearing and the ability to contest the Palestinian narrative. The "Hope" is thrown in to convey the impression that it is an inter-faith organization; in reality it is a hardline zionist organization which aims to drown out the Palestinian narrative.
From the About Us section of their website:
The Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East believes that peace can only be achieved when all parties take responsibility to prevent terror and to enforce the rule of law. We also believe that the anti-Israel resolutions proliferating throughout mainline churches world-wide are roadblocks to peace. These resolutions single out Israel for taking defensive measures against terrorist attacks without calling on the Palestinians to cease terrorist attacks against Israel. Furthermore, these resolutions ignore a critical roadblock to peace in the Middle East, i.e., persecution of Christians under Muslim rule. Peace and persecution cannot coexist.
Therefore, the Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East 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.
Principals
- Roberta P. Seid --Director of Research and Education StandWithUs and Member C4RPME
- Roz Rothstein -- Executive Director StandWithUs and Member C4RPME
- Dexter Van Zile -- Christian Outreach Coordinator for the David Projec
Affiliations
- American Jewish Congress -- principal funder and organizer
- David Project
- Stand with Us
- Christians for Fair Witness in the Middle East (a group created at the same time as C4RPME).
Contact
- Website: c4rpme.org
