The Anglican Church decided to divest from companies whose products Israel uses in the West Bank. The vote this week by the General Synod of Britain’s top spiritual body came in response to an initiative by the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and was backed by the archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.
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