Fiji, Oct. 23 -- The region's premier ecumenical organisation is calling for Israel's new partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to be reviewed.
The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC), which represents Christian churches and national councils across 18 countries and territories in the region, also wants all engagement with Israel suspended until it complies with international court rulings and United Nations resolutions.
It comes after Israel announced this week it had been accepted by Pacific leaders as a second-tier PIF partner.
PCC's general secretary Reverend James Bhagwan told Pacific Waves that the announcement came as a surprise, particularly as PIF had not issued a statement on the partnership.
He said Pacific leader...