While divestment from companies that do business with Israel is now off the table for the Presbyterian Church (USA), more efforts targeting Israel’s occupation of the West Bank are expected from the pro-BDS camp.
In a narrow vote, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) rejected divestment from companies doing business with Israeli security forces in the West Bank.
Facing a confrontation over a proposal to back divestment and sanctions against Israel, the Presbyterian Church (USA) managed to reach a compromise that both pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups praised as evenhanded.
