CHURCH LEADERS URGE SA TO CUT LINKS WITH ISRAEL

Call for coal export ban, sports boycotts

- THEOLIN TEMBO

LEADERS from the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (Acsa) have called on sports bodies, schools and universities in South Africa to cut ties with Israeli institutions amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

This follows a resolution adopted by the Acsa earlier this week.

The resolution, adopted at an online meeting of church representatives from South Africa, eSwatini, Lesotho, Namibia and St Helena, occurred at the annual meeting of the church's Standing Committee on Friday.

The committee also called on the South African government to follow Colombia's example by banning coal exports to the State of Israel.

The Anglican Church has been repeatedly using its voice in support of Palestine, calling on government and other organisations to act.

The Acsa said that they "cannot remain neutral in the face of such profound human suffering."