A Boycott Against Israel (NOT IRAN?)
United Church of Canada General Assembly recommended a boycott of products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. This is a copy of the article published in the October 2012 ucobserver yet not found in their web site __________________________________________________________________ THE UNITED CHURCH OBSERVER $3.95 OCTOBER 2012 FAITH, JUSTICE AND ETHICAL LIVING www. ucobserver.org FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, A BOYCOTT The most controversial plank of the United Church's Mideast policy is a largely symbolic action with far-reaching consequences. By Mike Milne At August's General Council, the United Church voted to speak out, once again, against Israel's 45-year occupation of the West Bank. For the first time, it called for a boycott of products from Israeli settlements. But the question looms: will United Church people and congregations translate General Council's words into action? Dedicated social activists, who have been push...