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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 ...