Anglicans for Israel

We wholeheartedly welcome the decision by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA to approve the change in policy on divestment by a vote of 483 to 28. This resolution looking at the broader context of the Middle East, although far from perfect, is much more even-handed than the Israel divestment resolution approved […]

The full vote is not until tomorrow but the Presbyterian Church USA’s committee responsible for considering the divestment issue has passed a resolution recommending a change in its current policy. Further, it acknowledges the “hurt and misunderstanding” caused by the previous assembly’s vote:
We acknowledge that the actions of the 216th General Assembly caused hurt […]

by Mark D. Tooley, FrontPageMagazine
The campaign to divest in firms doing business with Israel largely failed to gain traction on U.S. university campuses. It then moved to U.S. mainline churches, gaining victory in 2004 when the 3 million member Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted to divest in corporations, like Caterpillar Tractor, that sell to or […]

From the Simon Wiesenthal Center:
Ever since the infamous Durban UN Conference on the eve of 9/11, the international campaign to delegitimize and demonize Israel through one-sided and unfair resolutions by churches, academicians and by non-governmental organizations continues unabated.

Just last year, many joined our petition campaign protesting to the United Church of Christ (UCC) over the […]

From Larry Rued of Concerned Presbyterians :
Two years ago, Presbyterian Church USA leaders began a divestment of corporations doing business in Israel. Since then, thousands of writers have written millions of words on the topic. Today, a Google search with keywords (Presbyterian(s), Israel, and Divestment) produces 181,000 hits.
Missing in the 181,000 results […]

From the International Advisory Board for Academic Freedom (IAB):
The Idea of a ‘Grey Boycott’ Represents an Insidious Threat to the World of Academia
NATFHE Boycott Resolution passes (106:71)
Ramat Gan, Israel — The International Advisory Board for Academic Freedom (IAB) at Bar-Ilan University today expressed its deep dissatisfaction with the National Association of Teachers in Further and […]