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| May 3, 2012
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Methodist church says no to Israel divestment initiative

United Methodist Church in Florida votes against initiative backed by South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who says Israelis ‘not yet ready to reckon with the apartheid nature of Israel.’

 

The majority of delegates at the plenary of the general conference of the United Methodist Church that convened in Tampa, Florida on Wednesday rejected an initiative to divest from Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions and Hewlett-Packard, companies that trade with Israel.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu - Photo by AP

Palestinian Christians behind the initiative, United Methodist Kairos Response, expressed disappointment with the decision, saying these three companies “profit from Israel’s violations of Palestinian human rights and denial of Palestinian freedom.”

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| May 2, 2012
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Desmond Tutu urges divestment from Israel

Ahead of vote on policy, archbishop urges United Methodist Church to divest from three companies doing business with Israel.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu urged the United Methodist Church to divest from Israel Tuesday ahead of a church conference vote on the policy.

Desmond Tutu - Photo by REUTERS

Desmond Tutu - Photo by REUTERS

The quadrennial General Conference of the United Methodist Church, being held in Tampa, Florida, is considering divesting from three companies doing business with Israel. The vote is scheduled for this week and could have come as early as Tuesday depending how much debate occurs on different measures.

Tutu wrote in the Tampa Bay Times that the “harsh reality endured by millions of Palestinians requires people and organizations of conscience to divest from those companies – in this instance, from Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions and Hewlett Packard – profiting from the occupation and subjugation of Palestinians.”

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