Here is a partial list of press media hits regarding the Presbyterian GA’s overtures on Israel-Palestine (thanks to the St Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee who helped gathered most of this information).
- Huffington Post features Israel lobby propaganda in slander against the Presbyterian Church, Mondoweiss, July 17, 2012
- Why did progressive U.S. Jewish groups oppose divestment?, +972, July 14, 2012
- Presbyterian Church to boycott settlement products, People to People, July 13, 2012
- The pendulum swings and a new era has begun: Presbyterian Church (USA) endorses boycott, splits on divestment, Jadaliyya, July 12, 2012
- J Street and Americans for Peace Now biggest losers in the Presbyterian Church (USA) battle for divestment, Jadaliyya, July 12, 2012
- Targeted Boycotts and Divestments Are Pro-Israel, Huffington Post, July 12, 2012
- BDS Isn’t About Winning or Losing, Open Zion, July 12, 2012
- An Open Letter to Presbyterian Clergy, Tikkun Daily, July 11, 2012
- Pro-Divestment Presbyterians Win By Losing, Salem News, July 10, 2012
- Presbyterian Church’s narrow rejection of divestment unlikely to slow anti-Israel push, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, July 10, 2012
- BDS Opponents’ Pyrrhic Victory, Open Zion, July 9, 2012
- The Divestment Vote: J Street & Peace Now’s Shame, MJ Rosenberg, July 9, 2012
- Church’s choice: Presbyterians choose a positive path to follow, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 9, 2012
- Presbyterian Church votes steer clear of controversies, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 8, 2012
- Message to Presbyterians: ‘If you truly want to help the Palestinian people, I urge you to listen to what they are asking for’, Mondoweiss, July 8, 2012
- Interview with IPMN’s Jeff DeYoe, Al-Jazeera English, July 7, 2012
- The Presbyterians debate Palestine, The Daily Star (Lebanon), July 7, 2012
- Presbyterians Pass Boycott Bill, but not Divestment, WAFA (Palestine News Info and Agency), July 7, 2012
- Palestinian civil society welcomes Presbyterian Church (USA) Israel boycott resolution, BNC, July 7, 2012
- Boycott added to Presbyterian tools for Middle East peace, GA220 Communication Center, July 7, 2012
- US Presbyterians Reject Israel Divestment, Associated Press, July 6, 2012
- Presbyterian Church in U.S. votes to boycott Israeli settlement goods, Haaretz, July 6, 2012
- Presbyterian Church in U.S. rejects divestment of global companies in Israel, Haaretz, July 6, 2012
- Presbyterian Assembly Rejects Israel Divestment Bid, Democracy Now, July 6, 2012
- Close Presbyterian Vote on Selective Divestment Shows Likudniks Losing Middle America, Huffington Post, July 6, 2012
- Presbyterians Reject Divestment Related To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Huffington Post, July 6, 2012
- Assembly rejects efforts to revive divestment option, the Presbyterian Outlook, July 6, 2012
- Presbyterians overwhelmingly vote for boycott of settlement products; endorse ‘choice of conscience’ option for pension holders to screen CAT, Moto, and HP from portfolios, Mondoweiss, July 6, 2012
- Some ‘Peace Now’ faithful dispute its claim that divestment will stoke ‘global anti-Semitism’, Mondoweiss, July 6, 2012
- Divestment vote fails, but Presbyterian Church (USA) resolves to boycott Israeli settlement products, Electronic Intifada, July 6, 2012
- Israel Divestment Campaigns Gain Momentum in U.S., Inter Press Service, July 6, 2012
- Christians Conflicted About Israel, Souciant, July 6, 2012
- 220th General Assembly opts for ‘positive investment’ over divestment, GA220 Communication Center, July 6, 2012
- In Close Vote, Presbyterian Church Rejects Divesting in Firms That Aid Israeli Occupation, New York Times, July 5, 2012
- Assembly votes on freedom of conscience provisions in Presbyterian benefits plan, the Presbyterian Outlook, July 5, 2012
- General Assembly opts to explore West Bank investment, rather than divest, the Presbyterian Outlook, July 5, 2012
- Presbyterians reject divestment, endorse ‘positive investment’ by 369-290 vote; settlement product boycott vote tomorrow, Mondoweiss, July 5, 2012
- The occupation is extreme, Mondoweiss, July 5, 2012
- Americans for Peace Now: Right So Often, But Wrong on Presbyterian Divestment, The Third Way, July 5, 2012
- ‘Americans for Peace Now’ says Presbyterian measure could stoke ‘global anti-Semitism’, Mondoweiss, July 5, 2012
- ‘Promoting coexistence with an occupier rather than divestment is tragically misguided’ –Palestinian groups to Presbyterians, Mondoweiss, July 5, 2012
- Rabbi tells General Assembly that divestment would undercut interfaith efforts, the Presbyterian Outlook, July 5, 2012
- Divestment question before Presbyterians, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 4, 2012
- Denomination eyes ‘occupation’ profits, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 4, 2012
- Middle East Committee clears its agenda, the Presbyterian Outlook, July 4, 2012
- Assembly committee recommends divestment, GA220 Communication Center, July 4, 2012
- Bailey: ‘We can disagree without hate or fear’, GA220 Communication Center, July 4, 2012
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to vote on divestment measure at General Assembly (statement by PCUSA Stated Clerk Rev. Gradye Parsons), Washington Post, July 3, 2012
- Presbyterian divestment proposal spurs heated debate, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 3, 2012
- U.S. Presbyterian Church committee votes in favor of Israel divestment resolution, Haaretz, July 3, 2012
- Presbyterian committee passes call for divestment from occupation profiteers, Mondoweiss, July 3, 2012
- Committee of Presbyterian Church (USA) votes in favor of divestment; now heads for final vote, Electronic Intifada, July 3, 2012
- Ben-Ami says divestment will alienate Christians from ‘American Jewish community’, Mondoweiss, July 3, 2012
- Israeli Woman Says Divestment Is Part of Her Jewish Identity, Unbound, July 3, 2012
- Home is where the occupation is, Mondoweiss, July 3, 2012
- Breaking: Presbyterian Middle East and Peacemaking committee votes to divest from CAT, Motorola and HP; full plenary to vote later this week, Mondoweiss, July 3, 2012
- Jewish leader says Presbyterians risk unintended consequences, the Presbyterian Outlook, July 3, 2012
- Committee votes for divestment, the Presbyterian Outlook, July 3, 2012
- Middle East and Peacemaking Issues, GA220 Communication Center, July 4, 2012
- Roger Waters urges Presbyterians to divest, Mondoweiss, July 2, 2012
- Divest in Israel: Presbyterians should support Palestinian aspirations (op-ed by Roger Waters), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 2, 2012
- Church Group Considers Israel Divestment, The Forward, July 2, 2012
- Funding the occupation is taking a side, Mondoweiss, July 2, 2012
- It’s not about Israel, it’s about freedom, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 30, 2012
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