Editing Palestinian Christians (section)

===Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center: Sabeel===
The Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center is a Christian non-governmental organization based in Jerusalem; was founded in 1990 as an outgrowth of a conference regarding "Palestinian Liberation Theology."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sabeel.org/ourstory.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920063122/http://www.sabeel.org/ourstory.php|url-status=dead|title=About Sabeel|archive-date=20 September 2013|access-date=15 April 2013}}</ref> According to its web site, "Sabeel is an ecumenical grassroots liberation theology movement among Palestinian Christians. Inspired by the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, this liberation theology seeks to deepen the faith of Palestinian Christians, to promote unity among them toward social action. Sabeel strives to develop a spirituality based on love, justice, peace, nonviolence, liberation and reconciliation for the different national and faith communities. The word "Sabeel" is Arabic for 'the way' and also a 'channel' or 'spring' of life-giving water."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sabeel.org/etemplate.php?id=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505213742/http://www.sabeel.org/etemplate.php?id=2|url-status=dead|title=sabeel.org|archive-date=5 May 2007|access-date=12 December 2010}}</ref>

Sabeel has been criticized for its belief that "Israel is solely culpable for the origin and continuation of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict,"<ref name="jewishpress.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/report-european-canadian-and-u-s-governments-fund-anti-israel-church-activism/2012/07/03/0/|title=Report: Western Governments Fund Anti-Israel Church Activism|author=Jacob Edelist|work=The Jewish Press|date=3 July 2012|access-date=21 January 2016|archive-date=25 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225165011/http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/report-european-canadian-and-u-s-governments-fund-anti-israel-church-activism/2012/07/03/0/|url-status=live}}</ref> and for using "anti-Semitic deicide imagery against Israel, and of disparaging Judaism as 'tribal,' 'primitive,' and 'exclusionary,' in contrast to Christianity’s 'universalism' and 'inclusiveness.{{'"}}<ref name="jewishpress.com"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/13/the-debate-on-jew-washing-beyond-the-ideology.html|title=The Debate on Jew-washing – Beyond the Ideology|work=The Daily Beast|date=13 August 2012|access-date=21 January 2016|archive-date=2 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102235507/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/13/the-debate-on-jew-washing-beyond-the-ideology.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, Daniel Fink, writing on behalf of [[NGO Monitor]], shows that Sabeel leader [[Naim Ateek]] has described Zionism as a "step backward in the development of Judaism", and Zionists as "oppressors and war makers".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3464067,00.html|title=Sabeel's 'Peace' façade|newspaper=Ynetnews|date=26 October 2007|publisher=Ynet|access-date=21 January 2016|last1=Fink|first1=Daniel|archive-date=2 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102230155/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3464067,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jcpa.org/article/updating-the-ancient-infrastructure-of-christian-contempt-sabeel/|title=Updating the Ancient Infrastructure of Christian Contempt|work=Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs|access-date=21 January 2016|archive-date=6 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206160313/https://jcpa.org/article/updating-the-ancient-infrastructure-of-christian-contempt-sabeel/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HQKOGwAACAAJ|title=Toward a Strategy for the Episcopal Church in Israel with Special Focus on ... – Na'em S. Ateek – Google Books|access-date=21 January 2016|last1=Ateek|first1=Na'em S.|year=1982|archive-date=5 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205161644/https://books.google.com/books?id=HQKOGwAACAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>