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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
 

After Divestment Fight, Relations with Presbyterians Remain Strained
Jacob Berkman- www.JTA.org- December 11, 2006

After Divestment
Rev. John Wimberly- Presbyterian Outlook- September 1, 2006

Crisis Point: Church, temple talked, trusted, made it through
Mary Giunca- Winston-Salem Journal- July 31, 2006

'Hard not to love' IsraelJoint Jewish-Presbyterian mission strengthens kinship for Jewish state
Eric Fingerhut - The Washington Jewish Week- July 28, 2006

Leveling the Investment Field: Why Has it Been So Hard for Organizations to Treat Israel Like any other State?
Christianity Today- July 25, 2006

Tucson leaders applaud new church direction
Sheila Wilensky- Arizona Jewish Post - July 11, 2006

Presbyterians still agents of Good News
ED HURLEY- Birmingham News- July 9, 2006

Decision to rescind divestment was sound
Rabbi Rudin- Winston-Salem Journal- July 5, 2006

Truth Trumps Presbyterian Divestment Resolution
Rabbi Abraham Cooper and Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein- The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - July 5, 2006

Israel Targeted No More
Jim Berkley- The Institute on Religion and Democracy- July 5, 2006

Discussion overcomes difference
Robert Greenberg - Sun-Sentinel.com- July 3, 2006

Divestment Not Seen Dead
James D. Besser- The Jewish Week- June 30, 2006

Divestment can be stopped - with the right moves
Yitzhak Santis & Jonathan Bernstein - June 29, 2006

PROTESTANTS RECANT
Martin Peretz - The New Republic- June 28, 2006

Presbyterian Church gets it right - finally
Jewish News Weekly of Northern California- June 26, 2006

Two years of hard work shows Presbyterians just want 'shalom'
The Rev. Susan Andrews - www.jta.org - June 26, 2006

Fight to overturn divestment call can provide lessons for activists
Ethan Felson - www.jta.org - June 26, 2006

Dry Bones Good News! Cartoon
Dry Bones- Dry Bones- June 25, 2006

When Presbyterians talk, few Jews listen
Dr. Gilbert N. Kahn- New Jersey Jewish News - June 24, 2006

Washington Post
Church Modifies Divestment Policy - June 24, 2006

The Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East commends the Presbyterian Church (USA) for Overturning Divestment and for Declaring Suicide Bombing a Crime Against Humanity
www.C4RPME.Org - June 23, 2006

Israel Divestmet Diverted
Jim Berkley- The Institute on Religion and Democracy- June 22, 2006

Presbyterians Vote 483-28 to Cancel Divestment from Israel
Nathan Guttman- The Jerusalem Post- June 22, 2006

Presbyterians Revise Israel Investing Policy
Laurie Goodstein- The New York Times - June 22, 2006

Presbyterians Reverse Stance on Israeli Divestment
Charles A. Radin- The Boston Globe- June 22, 2006

Presbyterians Shift Investment Focus off Israel
Peter Smith- The Courier-Journal- June 22, 2006

Presbyterian Church: Don’t Divest – Invest!
The Media Line Staff- The Media Line- June 22, 2006

Presbyterians Won't Divest Over Firms' Ties to Israel
Manya A. Brachear- Chicago Tribune - June 22, 2006

Presbyterian Church Shifts Investment Plan
Richard N. Ostlinger- Associated Press- June 22, 2006

Presbyterians Apologize for Divestment Anguish
Shayndi Raice - The Jewish Advocate- June 22, 2006

Presbyterian Church Departs from Divestment
www.jta.org- June 22, 2006

Joint Statement on Presbyterian Church (USA) vote of 483-28 to approve Overture on Peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians
June 22, 2006

Assembly Approves New Divestment Statement, Softens Language
Leslie Scanlon- Presbyterian Outlook- June 21, 2006

Deep South Jewish Voice
June 21, 2006

Two Years After Presbyterian Vote, Church Steps Back from Divestment
Rachel Pomerance- News Analysis- June 21, 2006

Joel Mowbray Reports: Divestment Disavowed
Joel Mowbray- Power Line- June 21, 2006

Against Israel Resolution
Anti-Defamation League - June 21, 2006

Local Church Stands With Israel as Some Consider Divestment
Gary Band- Jewish Advocate- June 21, 2006

AJC Applauds Presbyterian Revised Approach to Middle East Peace
American Jewish Committee- June 21, 2006

Presbyterian compromise appears to please Israel divestment opponents
Rachel Pomerance- www.jta.org- June 19, 2006

Exclusive Dispatch from the Biennial Meeting of the Presbyterian Church
Joel Mowbray - http://powerlineblog.com- June 19, 2006

On the ground at the PCUSA General Assembly
Will Spotts- www.bearing-witness.org- June 18, 2006

Turn Left at the Presbyterian Church
Jim Roberts- Wall Street Journal- June 18, 2006

Remarks at Presbyterian General Assembly by Rabbi Jonathan Miller, Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham, Alabama
Rabbi Jonathan Miller- Rabbi Jonathan Miller- June 18, 2006

DIVESTMENT SINGLES OUT JEWS, ISRAEL
The Birmingham Jewish Federation - The Birmingham Jewish Federation - June 18, 2006

Remarks at Presbyterian General Assembly by Rabbi Jonathan Miller, Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham, Alabama
Rabbi Jonathan Miller- Rabbi Jonathan Miller- June 18, 2006

Presbyterians will reconsider severing investments in Israel
Lois K. Solomon- South Florida Sun-Sentinel- June 18, 2006

To Divest or Not?
South Florida Sun-Sentinel - June 18, 2006

Presbyterian divestment process in revision
JTA- June 18, 2006

Anti-Israel Divestment Campaign Stalls
Mark D. Tooley - FrontPageMagazine.com- June 18, 2006

CAMERA Alert
CAMERA- June 17, 2006

Competing Resolutions Filed on Jewish Debate
Cary McMullen- Ledger Religion Editor- June 17, 2006

Former CIA chief Woolsey sharply criticizes 2004 GA decision
Mike Ferguson- PCUSA.org- June 17, 2006

Divest Hate
Jerry Gordon - The American Thinker- June 16, 2006

ZOA President and Former Presbyterian Elder Condemn Presbyterian Anti-Israel Efforts
Zionist Organization of America - Zionist Organization of America - June 16, 2006

Divestment Singles Out Jews, Israel
Rev. John Wimberly - The Birmingham Jewish Federation - June 15, 2006

The Anti-Israel Divestment Campaign
The Anti-Defamation League- Summer, 2006

Coalition of Jewish Groups Calls on Presbyterian Church to Reject Israel Divestment
The Anti-Defamation League- Summer 2006

**Call to Action Alert**
Jewish Federation of Birmingham Alabama - June 13, 2006

Presbyterians Study Israel Policies
Religion News Servicies- June 10, 2006

Showdown Over Divestment Resolution Set for Upcoming Presbyterian Parley
Rebecca Spence- Forward- June 9, 2006

Presbyterians Bearing False Witness
Diana Appelbaum- The American Thinker- June 3, 2006

Straight From The Jerusalem Boardroom #104
June 1, 2006

Conversation With...Ethan Felson
Judie Jacobson- The Jewish Ledger- June 1, 2006

Wiesenthal Center Hails Call By Presbyterian Activists to Rescind Anti-Israel Divestment Resolution at Church's General Assembly
Avra Shapiro and Marcial Lavina- Simon Wiesenthal Center- June 1, 2006

Before We Hear It
Will Spotts- www.bearingwitness.org - May 31, 2006

Presbyterian Terror
Robert J. Avrech - JewishPress.Com - May 31, 2006

Presbyterian Church Leaders: Divestment “Counter-Productive” To Peace
Amihai Zippor- www.infoisrael.net- May 30, 2006

Church Leaders: End Divestment Policy
JPost.com Staff- Jerusalem Post- May 29, 2006

Pastors Vow to Seek End to Divestment
Matthew Wagner- The Jerusalem Post- May 28, 2006

Building Homes, Building Hope
Rabbi Mark S. Diamond and the Rev. Kevin Taylor- The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles- May 26, 2006

Divestment Dispute Looms in Presbyterian church
Michael Conlon- Reuters- May 25, 2006

Blacks Should Support Jews in Repelling Anti-Israel Threats
Glenn R. Plummer- The Detroit News- May 23, 2006

World Council of Churches slams Israel
George Conger- The Jerusalem Post- May 22, 2006

The Israel Divestment Debate
Hasdai Westbrook- The Nation- May 8, 2006

PCUSANEWS- Assembly will act on more than 130 overtures
Jerry L. Van Marter - PCUSA NEWS - April 18, 2006

The Coalition of 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- April 2006

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- April 2006

Presbyterians Hear Jewish, Muslim Middle East Views
Paul Haist- Jewish Review- March, 2006

Letter about the American Thinker Article on the PCUSA
A beleagured member of a PCUSA congregation- Bookworm Room- March 28, 2006

PCUSA's anti-Semitism (continued)
Thomas Lifson - American Thinker - March 28, 2006

Fighting Back: Presbyterian Committee to End Divestment Now
Ami Isseroff- www.zionism-israel.com- March 24, 2006

The Anti-Semitism of the Presbyterian Church, USA
Diana Appelbaum- The American Thinker- March 24, 2006

Overtures to the 217th General Assembly on Divestment
Will Spotts- www.bearing-witness.org - March 8, 2006

MRTI Talking to Companies Re: Divestment; Overtures Planned on Issue
Leslie Scanlon- Presbyterian Outlook- March 22, 2006

Divesting Presbyterians Raise a Ruckus
Alan Wisdom- The Institute on Religion and Democracy- 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

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 Call for Divestment Policy Change
www.jta.org - February 15, 2006

Church again tackles Mideast
Manya A. Brachear- Chicago Tribune- February 14, 2006

Presbyterian groups calling for end to divestment policy
February 13, 2006

Presbyterian groups calling for end to divestment policy
Associated Press- February 13, 2006

Moderator asks for council’s help in dealing with stock-divestment issue
Alexa Smith- February 10, 2006

Countering Campaign to Divest from Israel
Marilyn H. Karfeld- Marilyn H. Karfeld- February 10, 2006

Presbyterians delay divestment move Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Winter, 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, 2005

Sacrifical Lamb: What Divestment Demands from it's Supporters
Jon Haber- www.bearing-witness.org- January 16, 2006

SACRIFICIAL LAMB: WHAT DIVESTMENT DEMANDS FROM ITS SUPPORTERS
Jon Haber- www.bearing-witness.org - January 16, 2006

Pride and Prejudice: The Presbyterian Divestment Story
Will Spotts - Will Spotts - September 28, 2005

Someone to Blame
Will Spots- www.bearing-witness.org- January 8, 2006

SOMEONE TO BLAME
Will Spotts- www.bearing-witness.org - January 6, 2006

Presbyterian Church Leaders Meet with Terrorists in Lebanon; ADL Says "Irresponsible" Decision Furthers Interfaith Rift
Anti-Defamation League- Winter, 2005

Open letter to Presbyterian Church USA re: Israel boycott
ISRAPUNDIT- Winter, 2005

The Church of Jihad
Patrick Devenny- FrontPageMagazine.com- December 23, 2005

Presbyterian resolutions 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

Divestment Divisive: Missouri Sens. Ask Presbyterians to Reconsider
Rick Hellman- December 17, 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
Tuesday night the Assembly of the Chicago Presbytery deadlocked--75 to 75--on whether to support their national church's divestment policy; the group will revisit divestment at its next meeting in February. On a related vote it did overwhelmingly agree to confront corporations that, "prolong Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories." - December 15, 2005

Chicago Presbyterians Split on Divestment
Elaine Spencer- The Christian Post- December 15, 2005

Hezbollah's ugly history should have been a warning
Chicago Sun Times- 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

Rabbis furious after Presbyterian meets with terror leader
Cathleen Falsani- Chicago Sun Times- December 13, 2005

PRESS CONFERENCE JUST CONCLUDED: CHICAGO JEWS CRITICIZE PRESBYTERIAN GROUP THAT MET WITH HEZBOLLAH
Jay Teath- December 12, 2005

... Presbyterian infamy
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review- December 8, 2005

Overtures to the 217th General Assembly rescinding divestment
December 7, 2005

Chicago Jewish groups incensed by Presbyterian meeting with Hezbollah
Joel Schatz - Jewish Telegraphic Agency- December 6, 2005

Terrorist Meeting Prompts Criticisms, New Guidelines in Presbyterian Church
Elaine Spencer- Christian Post- December 6, 2005

WIESENTHAL CENTER: PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH’S APPROVAL OF HEZBOLLAH CONTACTS EMBOLDENS INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
Christian News Today- December 2, 2005

Hezbollah and the Presbyterian Church (USA)
Dexter Van Zile- A David Project Backgrounder- December 1, 2005

Four overtures target 2004 divestment policy
John H. Adams- The Layman Online- November 21, 2005

Do Justly, Love Mercy?
Peter Hannaford - American Spectator - September 21, 2005

Do Justly, Love Mercy?
Peter Hannaford - American Spectator - September 21, 2005

What they Are Saying: Statements by Presbyterian Leaders on Divestment
Anti-Defamation League - September 7, 2005

Presbyterian Church is unfair in targeting Israel for divestment
Rev. Rebecca Kuiken- San Jose Mercury News- August 19, 2005

150 Rally Outside Caterpillar Meeting
Toya Richards Hill- Presby News- April 14, 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 20, 2004

Fourteen Congressional reps push PCUSA to rescind divestment decision
Alexa Smith- Presbyterian News Service- September 24, 2004




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