By Mark Michael Britain’s most influential Jewish organization called for a meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to discuss “deeply troubling” portions of an op-ed about the plight of Israel’s Palestinian Christians that he co-wrote for the December 19 Sunday Times. Marie van der Zyl, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said in her open … [Read more...] about Jewish Leader ‘Troubled’ by Welby Op-Ed on Holy Land
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Council Screens Out Three Companies Over Human Rights
The Executive Council has placed three companies -- Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions and the Israel Discount Bank -- on a no-buy list because of the nature of their business operations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The council also adopted an investment screen, already in use by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, to avoid investing in companies that benefit from … [Read more...] about Council Screens Out Three Companies Over Human Rights
Panel Hears Divestment Debate
By G. Jeffrey MacDonaldActivists frustrated by human-rights violations in the West Bank lined up in the early days of General Convention to urge divestment from companies doing business there.More than 50 observers filled chairs and sat on the floor as the Social Justice and International Policy Committee held a hearing that lasted several hours. Speakers were divided on the … [Read more...] about Panel Hears Divestment Debate