This volume provides a historical context for the present escalation of hostilities between Palestinians and the State of Israel. It brings together interdisciplinary chapters written by international specialists in the field of interreligious engagement. It presents Jewish and Palestinian perspectives as well as the South African perspective regarding apartheid, international law, antisemitism, and the suppression of the Palestinian voice in Germany and the USA.

It further delves into the historic and ongoing dispossession of the Palestinian experience, and discusses the ethnic cleansing carried out by Israel and supported by the Western powers, particularly the U.S. The volume ultimately offers theological and hermeneutic alternatives to prevailing understandings of the Bible as supporting modern Jewish hegemony in historic Palestine. It's an important read for scholars working in the intersection of religion, politics and power.

Offers theological, hermeneutic alternatives to biblical understanding supporting modern Jewish hegemony in the region First book contributing to the WCC Assembly resolution for a process in all churches on Apartheid in Palestine/Israel Comprised of high quality interreligious engagement material for study and action relevant for an international process

Autorentext

Ulrich Duchrow , Dr. theol., Prof. for systematic theology and social ethics (focus on theology-economy) at the University of Heidelberg, active in the worldwide ecumenical movement (World Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Ev. Landeskirche in Baden). Co-founder and honorary moderator of Kairos Europe, member of the Kairos Palestine Solidarity Network in Germany and of the theological working group of Global Kairos for Justice.

Mark Braverman , **** Co-founder and Executive Director of Kairos USA, a movement to unify and mobilize American Christians to take a prophetic stance for a just peace in Israel and Palestine. Research Fellow in Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology, Stellenbosch University. Kairos USA is inspired by contemporary prophetic movements of Christians in Palestine, Southern Africa, Asia and Europe, the legacy of the ecumenical movement, and the civil rights movement in this country.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Church Unity, Israeli Apartheid, and the Ecumenical Challenge.- Chapter 2. Apartheid then and now Where are we heading?The case of Israel.- Chapter 3. Developments in International Law on Palestine Israel.- Chapter 4. The IHRA definition is a weapon of silencing, not a tool to fight antisemitism.- Chapter 5. Antisemitism and the Question of Palestine.- Chapter 6. German suppression of the Palestinian voices, the role of the churches and countervailing theological and social forces.- Chapter 7. Anti-Semitism, an Epithet to Shield Israel's Apartheid Practices.- Chapter 8. Israel in the Bible and in the Present Day and the Utopia of Religious Pluralism.- Chapter 9. Two peoples One Land. A Biblical Vision.- Chapter 10. Loyalty for the State of Israel and solidarity for the Palestinians need not be mutually exclusive.- Chapter 11. 75 Years of the Nakba 75 Years of the Palestinian Catastrophe of 1948.