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Presbyterian Church votes to divest against Israel
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 21.06.14, 08:11
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1. Dear Presbyterians
CJK   (06.21.14)
know that in massachussettes alone there are 200 israeli businesses generating billions of dollars. united states has a free trade agreement with israel and trade between the two countries will reach 45 billion dollars. your hatred for jews blinds you to the fact that us law makes it illegal to boycott israel.
2. Very, very few of Church goers
DT ,   TA Israel   (06.21.14)
and denominations are real Christians
3. Presbys USA
Bob K. ,   USA   (06.21.14)
Mazel Tov. Good job. Now you can invest in whips, noose rope, chastity belts and other assorted trinkets that the Palestinians you embrace can really use. Nice work, useful idiots that you are.
4. Good!
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.21.14)
When are they planning to divest themselves of their smartphones, Desktops, laptops, notebooks and pacemakers? I hope they're also planning to refuse chemotherapy -- over 70 percent of the chemotherapy protocols in use throughout the world today were developed in Israel. Scratch the surface, you'll find a raging anti-Semite beneath. Hope they have the courage to stand their convictions -- there isn't a smartphone, mobile phone or computer sold in the world today that does not contain Israeli patented technology. Since quite a bit are manufactured in Judea and Samaria, I expect these Presbyterians to stand by their convictions. Otherwise, they would be hypocrites and thus completely worthy of ridicule. Sort of like Augustine of Hippo -- Oh, G-d, make me pure, but not yet. Goyim. Expect no less.
5. What a weak religion
Karen ,   USA   (06.21.14)
No wonder members are leaving this church in droves. And such a manipulative attempt to punish Israel while supporting the terror loving Palestinians. I like the response from the companies this group wants to boycott. They will follow the law and I'm sure as a result of this BDS stupidity, their profits will increase. The Presbyterian church just removed itself from having any serious role in the ME peace effort.
6. HATRED of Israel?
chris (munich)   (06.21.14)
To describe it like this makes it sound irrational, a purely emotional and negative motivation. This has the propaganda advantage of simplification, and also driving out of the reader's mind more subtle possibilities, such as (possibly justified) legal, moral or other criticism.
7. Very, very few of Church goers
DT ,   TA Israel   (06.21.14)
and denominations are real Christians
8. Stick your money where the sun don't shine.
Ben S ,   Free world   (06.21.14)
9. The Sin of Silence of majority of Church
AhijackedChurch ,   Jerusalem Israel   (06.21.14)
While a small majority won the day the real culprit is the majority of church members who sit indifferently in the pews and let their church be besmirched the "Sin of Silence" or indifference which is the great crime throughout history for nations and people and religions as well. There are many Presbyterian supporters of Israel that are vocal and even contribute to causes here there are also Anti Semites among this very educated and wealthy church this is true as well, hopefully the laity will now wake up and revolt against the hijacking of their church by sinister forces
10. moral integrity
Arn ,   Yehud, Israel   (06.21.14)
It's not quite as appears to the eye. That vote has created a serious and very divisive issue between one half of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church and the other. The anti BDS voters may remain of the Presbyterian faith but will find it shameful, indeed disgraceful, to identify with the new face and mindset of the Church, As if the Church needed another erosive issue to further diminish their membership. Note they aren't boycotting Intel suggesting that for these hypocrites selfish interest trumps moral integrity and intellectual honesty.
11. Whoever believes in son of a virgin cannot be counted on.
tom ,   tel aviv   (06.21.14)
USA is slowly becoming a third world country. As the financial hardship hits harder with each passing year, they too will reach for that oldie but goodie "Jews did it" technique. It worked every time before, it will work again. Let's make room for our American Brothers, that will come in droves.....or am I delusional?
12. Presbiterian vote
jayampathi de silva ,   Seeduwa,Sri Lanka   (06.21.14)
according to Bible only devil hate Israel!
13. Our "conditioned reflex"
Michael ,   Haifa   (06.21.14)
Whenever people criticise us for what they see as wrongdoing on our part, we scream "hatred", "antisemitism", which, of course, makes us feel much better about things. It is much easier to do that than to have to engage in some self-introspection about some of the things we do.
14. value
william ,   canada   (06.21.14)
there is nothing of value to civilization in this very sad proposal...
15. The islamic devil has entered US churches..
Beary White ,   Norway   (06.21.14)
..and twisted their minds. It was expected as an islamic cult follower reign in the colored house. The islamic evilness = spread of hatred and terrorism.
16. The Presbyterian Sharia
Ibrahim El Awal ,   Dearborn, USA   (06.21.14)
The decision of the Presbyterians to divest is nothing but a Presbyterian Sharia. Soon Jews will have to wear a yellow star.....There is an elephant of problems in the Middle East and the Presbyterian suggested to dissect a mosquito...No wonder they lost 46% of their members.
17. Hopefully they won't forget to pay the bill
Miron ,   USA   (06.21.14)
in the hotel, where they will come to Israel for protest sakes... Who knows... the way Obama imbibed America with hate, these dudes can throw out a tantrum like "I BDS you, therefore I don't pay you for hotel and food". Now, imagine these fruitcakes in Israeli prison for such a feat... That would bring their friends with cameras like flies come to a pile of turd. May be it's a good idea to keep them out from Israel. Or require some sort of affidavit with deposit, in case they have some "ideas". One should never underestimate hostile party.
18. What the church has done is akin to siding with the ...
N.L.Katz ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (06.21.14)
... gang-rapists against the woman, the victim of the rape. The whole Muslim-Arab world, 350 millions of them, has been attempting, since May 1948, to brig about the demise of the tiny national home of the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and to ensure the "cleansing" of the county of its Jews - which they have done in the rest of the Muslim-Arab world already - through all means possible. Tiny Israel - a country the size of Wales in the UK, with oly six million Jews and no natural resources to speak of - has managed to repel the aggressors. But, the "loving" church opted to side with these thugs, the gag rapists of Israel. Shame on you all!!
19. They will invest in Hamas next.
Ben S ,   Free world   (06.21.14)
20. any blood that is on the Israelis is on their hands
k ,   US   (06.21.14)
any time a "Palestinian" attacks an Israeli it is on the hands of the "westerners" who want to see Israel boycotted and there is an ethical and a human right to seek some retribution
21. To All Commentators
Harold ,   USA   (06.21.14)
This is just the begining. Many others will do the same as they did to Apartheid South Africa.
22. Very, very few of Church goers
DT ,   TA Israel   (06.21.14)
and denominations are real Christians
23. We loved the Mormons
Harvest ,   England   (06.21.14)
We have now a new group, the Morons
24. Cutting off their nose to spite their face
Avi Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (06.21.14)
Motorola Solutions provides mission-critical communication products and services to enterprises and governments, mainly First Responders like Police and Firefighters. Any successful divestment from this kind of company will only harm Americans in the long run. Israel should make a strategic decision to back every dollar divested by the Presbyterian Church with two dollars to help support these companies. If not by directly investing in MSI stock, by expanding Motorola Solutions Israel subsidiary directly. Wall Street will determine if BDS is successful or not. In the meantime. MSI was holding steady at 67.07, up 20.15% since a year ago. With a market cap of more than $17B, I doubt if this kind of divestment will have any impact on the company at all.
25. Kurdistan has just sold oil to Israel
CJK   (06.21.14)
these godless jew haters are losing membership every year.
26. Presbyterians have been the most wonderful Americans!
FreeWorldCitizen   (06.21.14)
Regretfully, the useful idiots among their leaders allowed the Palestinian/MB agitators free access to their community units. The anti-Zionist Mazen Qumsiyehs lied their way into the hearts of the naive believers. The Palestinian people lost their freedom the moment, the leadership under the Nazi ally Grand Mufti declared war on any Jewish/Zionist resurrection. Where are the sane Presbyterians to call for sanity and freedom in Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Libya>>>>???
27. US Presbyterians were righteous
graczek ,   Maryland, USA   (06.21.14)
The US Presbyterian Church was righteous in its action to endorse BDS. The Jews need to acknowledge that they no longer have any right to be sovereign in the Holy Land because the Religion of Christ Jesus supersedes that of the Old Testament. This was cast in stone at the Last Supper, when Jesus told His Apostles, "I give you a New Testament."
28. Bunch of Kumbaya weed-heads
ASTRONAUT ,   SC, USA   (06.21.14)
These are the ilk of weed-heads who proliferated college campuses back in the 60's and 70's - now "grown up" as crabby codgers still murmuring "Kumbaya" as they thrive in their whites-only gated communities.
29. Divest from the Heb Bible and go with the Quran too.
BUTSeriously ,   Sydney   (06.21.14)
30. I am so disgusted
Thomas ,   USA   (06.21.14)
as a long time member of the Presbyterian church, I have now, due to this vote, decided to divest myself and my entire family from this church permanently. I have full support of my family and many of my friends are doing the same. I intensely abhor hypocricy and stupidity and to see some anti-Jewish feelings in this decision, while the rest are just foolish sheep.
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