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U.S. Churches to Vote on Divesting to Pressure Israel Over Occupation 3 U.S. Churches Weighing Divestment Resolutions in Support of Palestinians
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Delegates to annual gatherings this week of three United States churches with millions of members were considering resolutions to divest from companies deemed supportive of Israeli occupation in the Palestinian territories, or to boycott products made in Israeli settlements. Votes on resolutions at the Cleveland synod of the United Church of Christ and the Episcopal Church’s general convention in Salt Lake City were likely to come up for votes on Tuesday, representatives of those churches said Monday. A resolution at the Mennonites’ meeting in Kansas City, Mo., was scheduled for Wednesday. Advocates of the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement seek to pressure Israel economically over the Palestinian issue. Many advocates for Israel consider the movement a guise for anti-Semitism and for delegitimizing Israel. Delegates to annual gatherings this week of three United States churches with millions of members were considering resolutions to divest from companies deemed supportive of Israeli occupation in the Palestinian territories, or to boycott products made in Israeli settlements. Votes on resolutions at the Cleveland synod of the United Church of Christ and the Episcopal Church’s general convention in Salt Lake City were expected to come up for votes on Tuesday, representatives of those churches said Monday. A resolution at the Mennonites’ meeting in Kansas City, Mo., was scheduled for Wednesday. Advocates of the Boycott, Divest and Sanction movement seek to pressure Israel economically over the Palestinian issue. Many advocates for Israel consider the movement a guise for anti-Semitism and for delegitimizing Israel.