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Episcopal Bishops Rejects Israel Divestment Resolution


(Episcopal News Service) David Paulsen - The Episcopal Church's House of Bishops rejected a resolution to divest from Israel in a 48-78 vote on July 11 at its General Convention in Austin, Texas, after the House of Deputies approved the resolution in a 619-214 vote. "Divestment will not move us one inch forward in the peace process," said retired Bishop Ed Little of the Diocese of Northern Indiana, who was one of six bishops to speak against the resolution before the vote. Little warned that divestment would do "irreparable damage" to the church's relations with Israel. Bishop J. Scott Barker of Nebraska warned of persistent claims in the territories that Israel has no right to exist. "I would be all for proactive investment in the Palestinian territories...but actions to boycott, divest from or sanction Israel alone as the antagonist in this story no longer makes sense to me," Barker said.
2018-07-18 00:00:00
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