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In Tampa gathering United Methodist Church rejects divestment from Israel listen

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Tags: Kairos, United Methodist Church, Divestment, Divest, BDS, Israel, Palestine, Caterpillar

Late yesterday in Tampa the general conference of the United Methodist Church rejected a measure to divest from three companies that aid in the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Supporters of divestment said it failed because delegates did not have all of the information.

After holding out hope for a week and a half, some supporters of the Kairos Response that called on divestment from Israel cried. But most of them marched through the Tampa Convention Center chanting their ...

Parents of Rachel Corrie in Tampa to get United Methodists to divest from Caterpillar

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Tags: Rachel Corrie, Palestine, Israel, Caterpillar, BDS, United Methodist Church

My Last Call guests are Cindy and Craig Corrie; in March 2003 their daughter, Rachel Corrie was killed in the Gaza Strip when she was run over by a Caterpillar bulldozer being driven by a member of the Israeli military.

They’re in Tampa this week to attend the United Methodist Church General Conference. A group called United Methodist Kairos Response will be asking the United Methodist Church’s General Conference in Tampa to [divest](http://www.wmnf.org/n...

Inter-faith group calls on the United Methodists to divest from 3 major companies doing business with Israel listen

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Tags: Rachel Corrie, Caterpillar, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Palestine, Israel, BDS, Divest, United Methodist Church

Today is the first day of the United Methodist Church’s general conference in Tampa. Some church members and other human rights activists are asking the denomination to pull investments from companies whose products aide in Israeli violence against Palestinians. About 30 supporters wore yellow to a press conference at a downtown Tampa hotel this morning to symbolize hope for the end of suffering in Palestine. Opponents of the divestment measure argue that positive investments should be used ...