UUA Statements, Public Writings, and Community Conversations on Palestine/Israel
The following statements were adopted by the UUA General Assembly:
1982 General Resolution: “United States Policy in Relation to the Israeli-Palestinian-Arab Conflict”
1982 Business Resolution: “Justice in the Middle East”
1990 Resolution of Immediate Witness: “Keep the Middle East Peace Process Alive”
2002 AIW: “Toward Peace & Justice in the Middle East”
2005 AIW: “Call for Support and a Fair Trial for Dr. Sami Al-Arian” (professor in US jailed for pro-Palestinian activity)
2019 AIW: “Support Our First Amendment Right to Boycott on behalf of Palestinian Rights (PDF)”
The following statements were proposed but not adopted by the UUA General Assembly:
2010 Unadopted AIW to End the Blockade in Gaza
2016 Unadopted Business Resolution: “Screening Out Investments in Corporations Complicit in the Violation of Human Rights, Including Palestinian Rights (PDF)”
2018 Unadopted AIW: “End Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children (PDF)”
2021 Unadopted AIW: “Withhold US Military Aid to Israel Until Israel Complies with International Law and Stops Violating Palestinian Rights (PDF)”
Articles, Responses, and Discussion
2010 UU World: AIW to end the blockade of Gaza fails
2011 International Office blog post, guest-written by Churches for Middle East Peace: “Why Confrontation Now at the UN?”
2016 UU World: UUA will vote on divestment to protest Israel’s practices
2016 UU World: In new model for difficult GA topics, panelists discuss divestment
2016 UU World Palestinian rights resolution fails at UUA General Assembly
2018 UU@UN Office statement condemning the “Brutal Attacks on Gaza Protesters”
2023: UUA Statement on the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza and Israel (October 17)
2024: UU Academics Condemn Violent Repression of Student Movements (May 2)
2024: Statement supporting student activism on Gaza (May 6)