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Methodists Reject Proposal to Join Israeli Boycott

HeadlineMay 03, 2012

The United Methodist Church has voted down two proposals to divest from companies linked to Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. At its quadrennial convention in Florida, Methodist delegates rejected a call to fully join the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, but approved a measure urging a boycott of products made in West Bank settlements.

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