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The Attitude of the World Council of Churches toward the Israeli – Palestinian Conflict ] * 325 [ a combination of several powerful factors has led to the gradual formulation of a sympathetic ( and arguably one - sided ) approach toward the arab cause in the Middle east . among these factors are the aforementioned anti - Jewish theological traditions ; the influence both of missionary groups operating in arab countries and of Protestant churches in the Middle east that are dominated by arab clergy ; the plight of Palestinian refugees, deprived almost everywhere of their human rights ; and finally, the decision by the Palestine liberation organization ( Plo ) to declare its aim for a just peace and self - determination, in the form of an independent state . at the same time, there are several important factors exerting countervailing pressure — among them, the sensitivity to Jewish opinion in the light of the Holocaust and the concomitant necessity to condemn antisemitism ; the aspirati...
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