Sunday, June 22, 2014

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By a narrow margin, the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. voted Friday to divest from three firms that it says supply Israel with goods and services used in the occupation of Palestinian territory.

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Supporters of the decision to sell stock in Motorola Solutions, Hewlett-Packard and Caterpillar said continuation to invest money in the three companies would run counter to the principles of the church, one of the oldest and largest Christian denominations in the U.S. Those against the move had argued that negotiation was a better route, and warned that an endorsement of the broader boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) protest may strain the church’s historical relationship with Jewish groups.

  alJazeera

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