A coalition of Christian leaders, theologians and pastors have launched a declaration rejecting the Kairos II document, days after it was debated at the Church of England's General Synod, with members voting to 'hear' it.
Kairos II - officially titled A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide is a theological and political piece of writing issued in late 2025 by a broad coalition of Palestinian Christian leaders known as the Palestinian Christian Ecumenical Initiative.
It's been seen as an unvarnished testament to the lived reality of Palestinian Christians and not presented as an abstract academic piece of writing.
There has been some backlash to it, specifically for its use of words like "genocide", "settler colonial", "apartheid" and "Jewish supremacy".
At General Synod, which finished meeting in York on Tuesday, an amended motion rejected antisemitism and anti-Muslim hostility while acknowledging The Church's "historic contribution" to both.
Synod voted to 'hear' Kairos II rather than 'receive' it. Archbishop Sarah Mullally said hearing the documents "does not mean we agree with everything in them".
But many believe even 'hearing' the document is damaging to Jewish-Christian relations.
The Declaration Against Kairos II calls on churches worldwide to reject the document. It was initiated by Regan King, pastor of The Angel Church in Islington, London, and has been backed by Christians Against Antisemitism (CAA) and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem UK.
The public have been invited to add their signatures in solidarity and 629 have done so at the time of writing
The declaration states that Scripture must remain the final authority and that no political programme can be treated as equivalent to The Gospel. It affirms God's covenant promises to the Jewish people as enduring, while stressing this does not mean uncritical support for every action of any Israeli government. It also defends nations' right to self-defence against terrorism.
It singles out any theology that demonises Israel or excuses attacks against Jewish people, along with claims that Zionism is inherently incompatible with Christian faith.
Speaking to Premier Christian News, Pastor Regan King said:
"At the core of this is a concern for good theology and for recognising the central place of the Jewish people and Israel in God's redemptive plan and purpose for history."
He went on to say that God grants the Jewish people a covenant and "an ongoing place and purpose".
Drawing upon his links to Christians in the region, he said:
"My experience of the churches in Israel is that most of them are mixed, containing Arabs, Jews, internationals alike, and they have that reconciliation in Christ..... I don't see anger. I don't see hate. I don't see resentment. I don't see bitterness. I see unity to which Christ calls us to, which I find altogether absent in the Kairos document."
In a statement, The Council of Christians and Jews stated that they understood the complexities of the issue and recognised the "significant change of Synod to 'hear' rather than 'receive' Kairos II".
Though they added that the document was not consultative and did not represent the views of all Christians in the Holy Land.
They also counselled clergy who chose to stand alongside Christians in Gaza to not let their compassion come at the expense of the safety of local faith communities in the UK.