Palestinian urges divestment.A well-known Palestinian theologian has urged Canadian churches to follow the lead of the Presbyterian Church in America The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is a Protestant denomination, the second largest Presbyterian church body in the United States after the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The PCA professes a strong commitment to evangelism, missionary work, and Christian education. , which voted recently for a selective divestment from Israel. The U.S. Presbyterians elected in July to withdraw from holdings in multinational corporations
Canon Naim Ateek, president of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre, cited economic divestment as a strategy to advance the peace process in the Middle East during recent meetings with various groups in Canada. While visiting the Anglican church's national office in Toronto, Mr. Ateek spoke of how North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. churches had used divestment in the 1970s and '80s as part of a successful campaign to end apartheid in South Africa. "I think we've learned the power of sanctions, divestments and so on in the South African situation. We are always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. non-violent ways of putting pressure on Israel," he said. Last September, members of the international Anglican Peace and Justice Network visited the Episcopal (Anglican) diocese of Jerusalem and said it would discuss the results of its visit at the June 2005 meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council The Anglican Consultative Council or ACC is one of the four "Instruments of Communion" of the Anglican Communion. It was created by a resolution of the 1968 Lambeth Conference. . The network said it might recommend the adoption of social responsibility in investments. The Anglican Church of Canada said at the time that it plans no action regarding divestment from Israel. Mr. Ateek also said that the separation wall being built by Israel has been fomenting more "militarism Militarism See also Soldiering. Adrastus leader of the Seven against Thebes. [Gk. Myth.: Iliad] Siegfried killed many enemies; led many troops to victory. [Ger. Lit. Nibelungenlied] , hatred and resentment" among Palestinians. |
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