Methodists reject divestment
after Jewish lobbying
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| Marta W. Aldrich |
| Roger Kallenberg, at microphone, of Jewish Voice for Peace speaks in support of a petition recommending divestment from Caterpillar Inc., while Rabbi Gary Greenebaum, left, waits to speak against divestment at a United Methodist Church news briefing in Fort Worth, Texas, on Jan. 25, 2008. |
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By Ben Harris
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Published: 05/06/2008
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Jewish groups have been worried for months that the United Methodist Church would revive a push for anti-Israel divestment measures at its convention. Instead the meeting drew no fewer than five laudatory news releases from Jewish organizations.
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