A dozen Palestinian Christian organizations have disseminated an open letter to Western Church leaders and theologians calling them “accountable for their theological and political complicity in the Israeli crimes against the Palestinians.”

The letter, disseminated on Change.org, sparked an outcry by the Western Church community, including one leader who said that “the petition will be dead on arrival.”

“Most Western Zionist Christians love Israel and know the history biblically and geographically,” said William Levi, founder and CEO of the Massachusetts-based Operation Nehemiah Mission. “We will not entertain this.”

This is not the first time such a letter has been disseminated. Still, the Christians who spoke on- and off-the-record to The Jerusalem Post said that it was a surprising approach after Hamas terrorists murdered more than 1,400 Israelis.

Moreover, a dozen organizations, including the East Jerusalem YMCA, signed the letter.

In the letter, the Palestinian Christians said they were “profoundly troubled” by how Western Christians offer “unwavering support to Israel’s war against the people of Palestine.”

“We write to challenge Western theologians and church leaders who have voiced uncritical support for Israel and to call them to repent and change,” the letter reads. “Sadly, the actions and double standards of some Christian leaders have gravely hurt their Christian witness and have severely distorted their moral judgment regarding the situation in our land.”

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