Calls within the United Methodist Church (UMC) to divest from Apartheid Israel in support of the Palestinian struggle for justice and freedom are growing by the day. In the latest move, the Virginia Conference of the UMC this week passed a resolution to consider divestment from companies profiting from or facilitating the seizure of Palestinian […]
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Methodist Church Divestment Campaign Continues to Strengthen
Calls within the United Methodist Church (UMC) to divest from Apartheid Israel in support of the Palestinian struggle for justice and freedom are growing by the day. In the latest move, the Virginia Conference of the UMC this week passed a resolution to consider divestment from companies profiting from or facilitating the seizure of Palestinian […]
The Domino Effect: World Council of Churches joins growing movement for divestment against Israel
This week the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined an ever expanding movement across the Christian World and condemned the âillegalâ Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza while highlighting plans to apply âeconomic pressureâ on Israel. Reminiscent of the Anti-Apartheid boycotts which rocked the racist regime of South Africa during the 1980s, the […]
The Domino Effect: World Council of Churches joins growing movement for divestment against Israel
This week the World Council of Churches (WCC) joined an ever expanding movement across the Christian World and condemned the “illegal” Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza while highlighting plans to apply “economic pressure” on Israel. Reminiscent of the Anti-Apartheid boycotts which rocked the racist regime of South Africa during the 1980s, the […]