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Canadian church to boycott settlements' products
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Published: 16.08.12, 08:13
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1. Why Israel not Arabs,China,Turkey etc?Church continuing
PETER SM ,   MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA   (08.16.12)
their long tradition, millenia of antisemitism. What next auto de fe?
2. The Church drawing borders.Contrary to UNSCR 242.
PETER SM ,   MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA   (08.16.12)
Where else have they appointed themselves as cartographers.?
3. Canada is bringing about its own demise
Al   (08.16.12)
Look at Quebec. A province hell bend on self destruction. The Jews of Quebec today dont amount to a hill of beans thanks to insane languge laws that have verbotten the english language..result 10's of 1000's of Jews have left Quebec over the past 36 years. Today Quebec is poor and getting poorer as they can only attract Haitians and North Africans...Good luck with that. In Ontario, the WASP ubber liberal Toronoto establishment is rendering Toronto to third world status as they worship at the alter of muticulturalism. Of course that also includes a healthy dose of good old fashioned anti-semitism Central Canada (Ontario) today is becoming more and more stupid as it becomes more and more PC, while at the same time becoming poorer. The real ol Canada today lies out west...lots of money lots of opportunity growing population and wide open spaces. Central Canada with Ontario and Quebec are becoming welfare provinces, thus a push towards anti-semitism. Remember ....A poor goy always becomes a violent anti semitic goy.
4. What these morons don't understand
David ,   Israel   (08.16.12)
Is that those boycotted companies provide jobs to Palestinians also Once again leftist stupidity at its finest. I'm sure these Christians remember what terrorists did at the Church of Nativity not too long ago
5. Canadian church to boycott Israel
Moragh   (08.16.12)
I was always under the impression that a church was a House of God. Apparently NOT in Canada
6. Ridiculous...
a protestant.... ,   US   (08.16.12)
I'm so sorry that so many Protestants believe in "replacement" theology. They are just like roman Catholics in that respect; they believe that they are "spiritual Jews" by taking verses out of context, and spiritualizing what is meant to be literal. God did not divorce his Chosen People-He did not lie when He promised the literal land to the sons of Isaac and Jacob- you replacementists will have to answer eventually for twisting scripture. I am so very disguisted and sorry they have voted in favor of this boycott, I for one, will be buying every Israeli product I can find.
7. do they own any businesses in Canada?
Ilana   (08.16.12)
WOuld be good to make a public call to boycott the Curch members' businesses. At least until such time as they boycott products coming from China (Tibetian rights), Any ME country (women rights, terrorism etc) and the list goes on. To single out Israel, who is a faaaar cry from any of the other countries is disgusting. DOnt buy from their UCC members' businesses!!
8. That's the bad news
Ann ,   Canada   (08.16.12)
The good news is that those who would follow through with it can probably be counted on your fingers and toes. Check inside a UCC Church on an average Sunday and you'll find it almost EMPTY
9. Wonder what BDS only Israel, agitator Tutu was doing?
PETER SM ,   MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA   (08.16.12)
What is he doing about occupied Kurdistan?
10. This is the new wave of beeing popular..
Beary White. ,   Norway   (08.16.12)
By hating Israel, the protestants of United Church of Canada (UCC) wants to recruit new members, ie islamic members. Soon we will see the islamic movement taking over the UCC, and working for sharia laws in Canada. Then the country is truly committed to the devil, and on the same road as the european countries.
11. UCC
Salim ,   Canada   (08.16.12)
As a Canadian, I would like to call on those in the United Church of Canada that support the boycott to immediately stop using computers, cell phones, VoIP, ATMs, pharmaceuticals, solar energy and any other items that were invented, designed, modified or manufactured in Israel or by Jews. Furthermore, they should stop eating fruits and vegetables altogether, in case they ingest produce that was grown using advanced agricultural techniques developed in Israel and adopted worldwide, including in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority. They also should stop using money, since the banking system was started by a Jew. I'm so saddened and disgusted to see that anti-semitism is alive and well in the church around the corner.
12. The Terrorist supporting UCC should open a bible.
Father Abe   (08.16.12)
13. #4 David: Not stupidity- pure, blatant Antisemitism!
David ,   Karmiel, Israel   (08.16.12)
Many seem to have forgotten that Antisemitism was and still is rampant in Canada so this is no surprise! Those interested should just Google "antisemitism in Canada" or look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisemitism_in_Canada Further proof is that the so called "liberal" Canadians side with those, like the Palestinians, who have the death penalty for homosexuals, have a stinking record od human and civil rights and degrade and c,lose their eyes to crimes like "honor killing"!
14. Open an office in Greece and switch labels
Asher ,   IL   (08.16.12)
If this is the game they want to play, just stick a made in Greece or Malta label. I do whatever I want with my production line and they love it in arab countries.
15. UCC lost its credibility years ago.
Ypip ,   Canada   (08.16.12)
It's core is rabidly anti-semetic. I've a tendancy to agree with al @ #3. Canadians best be focused on some pretty severe and critical issues of their own. Obviously they'll get no where with the UCC.
16. Time to show boycotters that boycotts are a ....
David ,   Karmiel, Israel   (08.16.12)
two edged swords! Hotels in Jerusalem and other cities employ Arabs from East Jerusalem and the "Territories" so I would suggest that they be fired and replaced by those "illegals" that came here on work permits and forgot to go home. Why should Israel support and feed the hand that bites? Let the Holier than Thou Church feed these folk, many of whom make the lives of Christians a misery.
17. "Koschitzky" What a Biblical name!!!
Wow! ,   Israel   (08.16.12)
18. Leftism in Christian clothes
Christian ,   Sweden   (08.16.12)
Don't make to much out of this. It's only a sad story of a church that has lost its Christian faith and is rapidly replacing it with political leftism. Such a transformation is the late phase of a dying church. A grotesque on the rim of its grave.
19. Pure Jew hatred
ambrosine shitrit ,   london uk   (08.16.12)
It is pure anti-semitism. Why? Because bds does not boycott countries such as Iran,Syria,Pakistan,Saudi,Qatar, Dubai,Indonesia,Malaysia,Egypt, etc with their human & sexual rights abuses. SImple. So we are actually losing a propoganda war to, what I call a new form of neo-nazis.
20. United church of Canada
Rosa ,   Canada   (08.16.12)
well whatsoever one sows one reaps ! Boicott the Canadian United Church wake up folks and walk out of there !
21. don't blame Canada, blame the Jew hating Church
Steve ,   USA   (08.16.12)
I am incredulous to the amount of surprise and indignation expressed in the comment section. One should ALWAYS expect the most innapropriate and malicious behavior from the Church, and they will seldom be disappointed.
22. Boycott the UCC. Have nothing to do
Reuven   (08.16.12)
with these anti-Semites.
23. Jihadists +Crusaders Union 's war on Israel !?
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24. That picture WE Hate Israel is from a protest
ben   (08.16.12)
in Cairo Egypt on 8- 26 2011 in front of the embassy after Israel killed 5 Egyptian security forces during the attack in the Sinai that killed 8 Israeli's. Notice they don't show the man holding the sign. Way to go YNET you make a gossip tabloid magazine look respectable
25. 500,000 members out 35 million people
DangerousRacists ,   Jerusalem Israel   (08.16.12)
Some quick checking shows The United Church of Canada " is made up from a union in 1925 of the usual suspects of mainline Protestantism Presbyterians Methodists and United Church of Christ ( only missing in the equation Lutherans and Anglicans) the same anti Israel denominations in the United States . They claim 2.5 "adherants" whatever that means but only 525,000 official members have been losing huge numbers in the last 10 years some 8% . Another church hijaked by extremists a female church spokeswoman is on video at a virently anti semitic Hamas rally last week in Toronto These lala land loonies now control vast endowments left by former members who must be rolling over in their graves, I wouldnt worry about a church that has only 500,000 members and declining and wiht dissention within it out of a Canadian population of 35 million. Israel should check to see if they have interests here in Israel that might be closed on a charge of racism.
26. Now let them open their Church in Saudi or Afghanistan or...
Alan ,   SA   (08.16.12)
27. thank you canada
moe moe ,   earth planet   (08.16.12)
israeli goods made in west bank must be boycotted from the whole world
28. Ucc
Dennis ,   Nj USA   (08.16.12)
Remember the words of BG IT ISN'T IMPORTANT WHAT THE Goyim say. It's what the Jews DO that counts. Screw them.
29. Wonderful
Gryfin ,   Toronto   (08.16.12)
This is a major victory for international law and universal human rights
30. No. 29 Gryfin
NYC Girl   (08.16.12)
A victory for law and human rights? What unutterable nonsense. Because if that were the case, why aren't they boycotting all those countries (of which Israel definitely isn't one) that suppress the rights of minorities and women and execute homosexuals? Also, the fact that a Protestant denomination doesn't seem to show the same kind of outrage over the plight of persecuted Christians in Muslim countries only proves they're nothing but a bunch of terrorist sycophants.
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