Bishops call for prayer and for international pressure as Supreme Court of Israel Hearing into Cremisan Valley starts (including Canadian bishop - Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher) The planned route of the security wall deviates sharply from the Green Line, the internationally-recognised demarcation line separating Israel and the territories captured in the six-day war of 1967. More than three quarters of the wall’s planned route falls outside the Green Line and is illegal according to a landmark advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, while also a flagrant breach of the Geneva Convention and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We urge our governments to encourage Israel to follow international law. usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/global-issues/middle-east/israel-palestine/upload/letter-to-secretary-kerry-from-bishop-pates-on-cremisan-valley-2014-01-28.pdf
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:13:24 +0000
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