“I strongly agree with the statement issued by our Central Conference of American Rabbis that the Presbyterian Church should be able to recognize that the BDS Movement is an anti-Semitic effort suffused with hypocrisy. Where are your efforts to boycott countries that support the abuse of women, gays and lesbians, or that have an official policy that actively crushes the human spirit? I too am sorely disappointed.” – Rabbi Robert N. Levine
Condemning the Vote of the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly to Engage in Divestment – CCAR (ccarnet.org)
With sadness and dismay, we condemn the action of the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly, by a vote of 310-303, to “selectively divest” from three companies that it claims “further the Israeli occupation in Palestine.” Notwithstanding its claim to the contrary, the Church has now taken sides…
