Introduction The Presbyterian Church (USA) has been engaged in a decade-long struggle to divest from companies that are profiting from the Israeli
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For 31 consecutive weeks, Israelis have taken to the streets, mostly in Tel Aviv, to protest the decision by the current right-wing government of Israel to initiate an overhaul of its judicial system. Israel’s “Unreasonableness Law” is a measure that
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How not to shop while they drop—bombs By Chris Iosso, General Editor of Unbound The grim truth about Israel’s current bombing of Gaza is that the U.S. government will do very little to limit the one-sided collective punishment or correct the claims that this pre-election military campaign by the
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On Divestment at the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 220th General Assembly By Rifat Odeh Kassis Unbound welcomes this voice from Kairos Palestine as a means for widening and deepening the conversation around the appropriate measures to bring about peace and justice in Israel and Palestine. Unbound also welcomes further discussion
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Important Facts to Consider The following article is from Presbyterians for Middle East Peace. Unbound welcomes this voice on positive investment as a means for widening and deepening the conversation around the appropriate measures to bring about peace and justice in Israel and Palestine. Unbound also welcomes further discussion of
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Invitation from CODEPINK Women for Peace Email Stolen Beauty and request that your name be added to the boycott endorsement list Dear Friends and Allies, We are writing to ask you to endorse the Stolen Beauty AHAVA boycott campaign. This boycott is directed against the Israeli company Ahava
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Commentary on Tony Judt’s “Ill fares the Land” and the review by John F. Kane By Rev. Charles W. Rawlings The loss of Tony Judt from our midst last year brought grief to many of us who looked to him for clear ways of understanding how the Post Cold
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From Two Jewish Social Justice Advocates By Rae Abileah and Ariel Vegosen, originally published on Tikkun Dear Reverends and Church-goers, We are writing to you as two young American Jews who have just seen something extraordinary. Last week we were guests at the 220th Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assembly
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Confessions of an Occasional Presbyterian By Robert B. Ross, Pittsburgh, PA Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that I’d be sitting in front of a computer screen on a hot summer night watching the live video stream of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s General Assembly. But there
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Divestment & Boycott: A Question for Presbyterians, Methodists, Palestinians, and Christians the World Over Last week, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 220th General Assembly voted overwhelmingly (457-180) to boycott products produced in the occupied Palestinian territories. However, that same Assembly voted (by the slim margin of 333-331, with 2 abstentions) against
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A Message from Palestinian Christians By Joe Catron, in response to Unbound’s coverage of the divestment debate and in anticipation of the vote being taken later today by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 220th General Assembly Opponents of divestment from Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have
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On the Brink of a Historical Moment By Sara B. Dorrien, reporting on the Middle East Committee of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 220th General Assembly (Please note that while the committee has recommended divestment, the Assembly has not voted yet.) It was well after 10 PM on Monday evening
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