In July of 2004, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) voted overwhelmingly (431 to 62) to initiate a process of selective divestment from companies conducting business in Israel. In August of 2005, the Presbyterian Church USA named specific companies it plans to target, including Motorola and United Technologies.
According to Dr. Eugene Korn, the Director of Jewish Affairs at the American Jewish Congress, "[t]he Presbyterian Church USA case arguing for divestment is so blatantly skewed that one knowledgeable about the conflict sees immediately that it is but a partisan posture. The PCUSA position fails to call for any parallel campaign of action against Palestinian murder and terror, even though they are central factors to the conflict. It belittles the fundamental security concerns of Israeli citizens, voiding it of fairness."
For additional information on this issue please read the following reports:
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Indocrination in a PC(USA) Church Near You
Snapshots - A CAMERA Blog- February 20, 2007
After Divestment Fight, Relations with Presbyterians Remain Strained
Jacob Berkman- JTA- December 11, 2006
Two Faiths to Strive for Better Relations
The Chicago Tribune- December 8, 2006
Jews, Presbyterians launch ‘consultation’
Jewish Telegraphic Agency- December 5, 2006
Presbyterians Pledge Even-Handedness
Stewart Ain- The Jewish Week- December 5, 2006
Commentary: "Come into My Parlor," Said the Spider to the Fly
Jim Berkley and Alan Wisdom- The Institute on Religion and Democracy- September 28, 2006
PC(USA) Part of Meeting with Iranian President
Toya Richards Hill- September, 2006
Presbyterians Talked to Ahmadinejad
www.jta.org- September 25, 2006
Mainline Christian Churches Respond to Hamas and Hezbollah Aggression
Dexter Van Zile- CAMERA- July 27, 2006
Semantics and Semitics: Presbyterian Church Investment to Focus on Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Bill Baue - SocialFunds.com- June 28, 2006
Divestment rebounds on the Palestinians - PCUSA is unwitting ally of Israel
Malcolm Lowe - The Media Line- May 11, 2006
Blind Eye to Terror
Mark D. Tooley- FrontPageMagazine.com - May 5, 2006
Committee 11 Commissioners Named
www.enddivestmentnow.org- May 4, 2006
General Assembly Council's Plan Wouldn't Fix Divestment Problem
www.enddivestmentnow.org- May 4, 2006
Presbyterian Council's “Advice” Leaves Israel Divestment Plans Unaltered
Alan Wisdom - www.enddivestmentnow.org - April 28, 2006
Presbyterians Hear Jewish, Muslim Middle East Views
Paul Haist- Jewish Review- March, 2006
Fighting Back: Presbyterian Committee to End Divestment Now
Ami Isseroff- www.zionism-israel.com- March 24, 2006
MRTI Talking to Companies Re: Divestment; Overtures Planned on Issue
Leslie Scanlon- Presbyterian Outlook- March 22, 2006
New organization formed to urge repeal of divestment
Presbyterian Outlook- March 22, 2006
Divestment Rooted in Anti-Israeli Propaganda
Sheldon Fineman- The Virginian-Pilot- March 20, 2006
The Committee to End Divestment Now
The Committee to End Divestment Now - March 20, 2006
Investment
Jon Haber- www.bearing-witness.org- March 15, 2006
Overtures to the 217th General Assembly on Divestment
Will Spotts- www.bearing-witness.org- March 8, 2006
“Empathetic” listening, prayer needed on divestment, moderator tells GAC
Leslie Scanlon- Presbyterian Outlook- March 6, 2006
The Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East’s Response to the Presbyterian General Assembly's Action Resolution on “Israel and Palestine: Initiating Divestment and Ending Occupation”
The Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East- The Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East- March 2007
The Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East’s Response to the Presbyterian General Assembly's Resolution "Calling for an End to the Construction of a Wall by the State of Israel"
The Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East- The Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East- March 1, 2007
If It Walks Like a Duck...
Will Spotts- www.bearing-witness.org - February 28, 2006
Threat to Divest Is Church Tool in Israeli Fight
Laurie Goodstein- New York Times- August, 2005
Presbyterian groups calling for end to divestment policy
Associated Press- February 13, 2006
Countering Campaign to Divest from Israel
Marilyn H. Karfeld- Cleveland Jewish News- February 10, 2006
Presbyterians delay divestment move Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Winter, 2006
PARTNERS FOR PEACE WITH JUSTICE: The Peculiar Relationship between the PC(USA) and Hezbollah
Will Spots- www.bearing-witness.org- February 6, 2006
PARTNERS FOR PEACE WITH JUSTICE: The Peculiar Relationship between the PC(USA) and Hezbollah
Will Spotts- www.bearing-witness.org- February 6, 2006
Presbyterians rapped for Hezbollah meeting
Science Daily- Winter, 2005
Presbyterian Church Divestment Timeline
Council for the National Interest- Winter, 2006
Israel and Liberal Churches: Their Problem and Ours
Eugene Korn- Emunah Magazine- Winter, 2006
Questions for possible GA commissioners concerning Arab/Israeli conflict
Dexter Van Zile - The David Project- January 16, 2006
Sacrifical Lamb: What Divestment Demands from it's Supporters
Jon Haber- www.bearing-witness.org- January 16, 2006
Pride and Prejudice: The Presbyterian Divestment Story
Will Spotts - Will Spotts - September 28, 2005
An Open Letter to Our Friends in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Urging Fair Treatment of Israel
Winter, 2005
Presbyterians Concerned for Jewish Christian Relations
Winter, 2005
Background & Talking Points on Recent Decisions of Presbyterian Church- USA
Winter, 2005
Presbyterians' Shameful Boycott
Alan M. Dershowitz - www.aish.com- Winter, 2005
Someone to Blame
Will Spots- www.bearing-witness.org- January 6, 2006
The Church of Jihad
Patrick Devenny- FrontPageMagazine.com - December 23, 2005
Presbyterian resolution sidesteps divestment Synagogue, church initiated statement
Eric Fingerhut- Washington Jewish Week- December 22, 2005
Chicago Presbyterians divided over divestment as tactic to bring about Mideast peace
Forbes.com - December 22, 2005
Mideast meeting upsets 2 aldermen - Support for church rezoning questioned
Gary Washburn - Chicago Tribune- December 19, 2005
Hezbollah's ugly history should have been a warning
Chicago Sun Times- December 15, 2005
Dear Colleague Letter about the Presbytery of Chicago's meeting with leaders of Hezbollah
Rep. Mark Steven Kirk, Rep. Robert Andrews, and Rep. John Shimkus, and Rep. Shelley Berkley- United States Congress- December 15, 2005
Council Adopts Resolution Blasting Top Presbyterian Cleric in Chicago For Meeting With Terror Group
Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago- December 15, 2005
DIVIDED ON DIVESTMENT, CHICAGO PRESBYTERY COMES UNDER CONTINUED FIRE FOR HEZBOLLAH MEETING
Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago- December 15, 2005
Chicago Presbyterians Split on Divestment
Elaine Spencer- The Christian Post- December 15, 2005
Presbyterians hold back on divestment- Chicagoans to revisit question in February
Manya A. Brachear- Chicago Tribune- December 14, 2005
ADL Calls Presbyterian's Action on Disinvestment from Israel Outrageous and Biased Claims Leadership Is Out Of Sync with the People in the Pews
ADL- August 12, 2005
Church's Hezbollah meeting decried
Manya A. Brachear- Tribune- December 2, 2005
WIESENTHAL CENTER: PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH’S APPROVAL OF HEZBOLLAH CONTACTS EMBOLDENS INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
Christian News Today- December 2, 2005
Do Justly, Love Mercy?
Peter Hannaford- American Spectator - September 21, 2005
Do Justly, Love Mercy?
Peter Hannaford - American Spectator - September 21, 2005
Presbyterians Concerned for Jewish and Christian Relation’s Press Release
www.pcjcr.org- August 22, 2005
CAMERA’s Analysis on the ELCA Vote
Alex Safian - August 15, 2005
Globe Editorial Divestments Downside
August 14, 2005
Presbyterians pick bad time to push divestment from Israel
Palm Beach Post- August 1, 2005
Majority of PC(USA) lay persons unaware of
Leslie Scanlon- Presbyterian Outlook- February 16, 2005
A statement from San Antonio Presbyterians
San Antonio Express-News - December 12, 2004
