Carol Wise is the executive director of the Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests (BMC). The Mennonite staff did approach Constituency Leaders Council leaders for
I share the longing of many others in the Mennonite church for an end to the illegal Israeli occupation of the West Bank, and I grieve the suffering of Palestinian people. But I have reservations about the boycott-and-sanctions movement against Israelis because it is likely to be counterproductive. Christians, who have deep roots in the traditions and sacred texts of Judaism, should build reconciling relationships rather than coerce or make threats.
