Coming from a religion (Judaism) that has certain "leadership" organizations, but no governing body, it's hard for me to imagine entire churches taking a political stand which punishes those doing business with Israel. Or as one Reform Jewish leader puts it, "There's a certain moral blindness here that's very hard for me to understand".

Episcopal Church May Probe Israel Business

An Episcopal committee angered Jewish leaders Friday by recommending that the church research taking action against companies involved in the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

The Episcopal Socially Responsible Investment panel announced its decision days after Jewish leaders met with another Protestant denomination, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), to protest its decision to pursue divesting from some companies with ties to the occupation.....

The investment committee made its decision after some Anglican representatives said last week that they will recommend that the global Anglican Communion consider withdrawing investments from Israel because of what they called mistreatment of Palestinians.

If I thought that these groups had done an exhaustive analysis of the tactics of the Israeli army versus the tactics of the Palestinian resistance, perhaps I'd understand. Somehow building fences and bulldozing homes is morally repugnant while fighting and storing arms in the midst of civilians, shooting rockets indiscriminately at Jewish towns and blowing up buses is A-OK. I don't hear any condemnations of the UN from these churches as their money is used to fund schools that teach hatred and their vehicles are used for transporting terrorists and arms.

I also find it ironic that some of the latest victims of Palestinian attacks, a 2-year old and 4-year old in Sderot, were black African Jews who had probably immigrated to Israel to escape discrimination in their homeland. But then again, isn't that how most Jewish families ended up in Israel in the first place?