Exploring the Question: Is it Antisemitic to Criticize the State of Israel?

On September 9, 2020, MFSA and UMKR presented a joint webinar exploring the question of "Is is Antisemitic to Criticize the State of Israel?"  Featuring speakers Mark Braverman, a Jewish American and Executive Director of Kairos USA, and Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, resident Bishop for the North Carolina Conference of UMC, the webinar delved into this question and its impacts on the church.

Resources shared on the call:

• Mark Braverman's presentation “Unpacking Zionism - Challenge and Opportunity”

• Helpful Books to Read:

  • The Hundred Year War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

  • ​Justice For Some by Noura Erakat

  • Jesus and the Land by Gary Burge

• Jews For Racial & Economic Justice's (JFREJ) Resource on "Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering to Our Movement"

• Lara Friedman's August 2020 article "Israel-Advocacy Groups Urge Facebook to Label Criticism of Israel as Hate Speech"

• Palestine Portal - A comprehensive resource from Kairos USA