Presbyteriaans back off anti Israel policy

NY Times:

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted yesterday to back off from a decision it made two years ago to pursue divestment from companies that profit from Israel's involvement in the Palestinian territories.

The resolution, passed overwhelmingly at the church's general assembly in Birmingham, Ala., responded to outcries by some church members and Jews who accused the church of insensitivity to Israel. The resolution apologized for "the pain that this has caused" among "many members of the Jewish community and within our Presbyterian communion."

Church leaders said it still permitted divestment as a "last resort," but emphasized positive, not punitive, steps the church can take to support Middle East peace efforts.

The church also sought to reassure Palestinians by including in the resolution a call for an end to Israel's involvement in Gaza and the West Bank, along with criticism of the Israeli security wall where it encroaches on Palestinian territory and "fails to follow the legally recognized borders of Israel" before the 1967 war.

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The 1967 borders are not legally recognized. They were never even recognized by those claiming to represent the Palestinians. And, opposition to the fence is just idiotic unless you like to see Israelis murdered by exploding Palestinians. Israel's only involvement in Gaza now is purely defensive. If the death cults were not firing rockets at Israelis, Israel would have no envolvement at all. However it is good to see they have stopped their disinvestment scheme. The Palestinian election of the Hamas death cult probably changed a few minds, too.

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