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PRESBYTERIANS WHO WANT TO DIVEST FROM ISRAEL DO GET SICK LIKE THE REST OF US….THEREFORE, THEY SHOULD ALSO BOYCOTT THE MYRIAD LIFE SAVING MEDICAL ADVANCES AND TECHNOLOGY THAT EMANATE FROM ISRAEL…RSK
In his latest article via the antipodean J-Wire service, Sydney lawyer and international affairs analyst David Singer turns his attention to one of the Israel-undermining Protestant churches. His article is entitled “Palestine, Peoplehood and Prebyterians”.
The attempt by the Palestinian Arabs to create a second state – in addition to Jordan – reached the hallowed halls of the two million members of the Presbyterian Church in America this week.
By a razor thin margin of 333-331 with two abstentions, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), being held in Pittsburgh, rejected a motion to divest from Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard and Motorola Solutions.
The General Assembly is the highest decision-making body for the church.
A 2011 church report found that Caterpillar supplies bulldozers for the demolition of Palestinian homes, Motorola provides cell phone technology to West Bank settlements and Hewlett-Packard manages information technology for the Israeli Navy. The decision to vote on divestment came after the companies allegedly refused the church’s entreaties to change their policies in regard to providing services to Israel.
The ongoing fascination the Presbyterian Church apparently has for the cause of the Palestinian Arabs does not appear to be matched by any concern for other peoples around the world struggling for recognition of their right to self-determination.