Tag Archives: GA221
Why a Revised Resolution: A UCC Perspective on Israel/Palestine
Editor’s Note: As the PC(USA) heads to the 221st General Assembly wrestling with whether or not to engage in certain forms of boycott and divestment in Israel/Palestine, a church with whom we are in full communion, the United Church of … Continue reading
Grape-Nut Flakes: What I Learned from the Mosaic of Peace Conference
Grape-Nut Flakes. Eleven days in Israel/Palestine eleven exhausting, eye-opening, life-changing days so many defining moments, so many stop-dead-in-your-tracks encounters And the take away? Grape-Nut Flakes. Let me explain. Put 110 Presbyterians in a hotel meeting room in Newark to prepare them for … Continue reading
“And Who Will Inherit the Land?”
A Reflection from the Mosaic of Peace Conference Our bus drive from Bethlehem to Qasr el Yahud, the latter designated as the possible site of Jesus baptism, is brown and dusty like much of Palestine. Israel either claims or controls … Continue reading
Divestment is an Investment in Love, Peace, and Justice
Introduction The Presbyterian Church (USA) has been engaged in a decade-long struggle to divest from companies that are profiting from the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip. After an extensive corporate engagement process, the Committee … Continue reading