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(ENS) Prayer vigils send message to Netanyahu: 'Lift the ban on Bishop Dawani'

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Kendall Harmon

Episcopalians in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles held silent prayer vigils in protest of Israeli treatment of Palestinians on May 24, the day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress about the peace process.

They sought to send a message about the Israeli government’s policies towards Palestinians in general and specifically the refusal to grant Anglican Bishop Suheil Dawani a permit to reside in Jerusalem. As bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, Dawani, a Palestinian Christian, oversees congregations and institutions in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian Territories.

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4 comments on “(ENS) Prayer vigils send message to Netanyahu: 'Lift the ban on Bishop Dawani'”

  1. A Senior Priest says:
    May 27, 2011 at 3:36 am

    I have a feeling there is far more of a back story to this than the gullibles in DC and LA are aware of.

  2. Ralinda says:
    May 27, 2011 at 4:02 am

    About 40 in D.C. and a dozen or so in LA? And that’s news?

  3. A Senior Priest says:
    May 27, 2011 at 7:03 am

    Ludicrous. And probably not only anti-Zionist, but also…..

  4. mannainthewilderness says:
    May 27, 2011 at 7:43 am

    Wasn’t “the rest of the story” centered around the alleged facilitation of the transfer of land deeds to Palestinians in Israel/Jerusalem, an illegal activity in Israel? I know it’s a foreign concept to many of us in America, but some countries deport aliens (refuse re-entry, etc) when they break laws. . .