United Jewish Communities actively opposes US Presbyterians' divestment

A North American Jewish federation is opposing efforts by the US Presbyterian Church to divest from companies that do business with Israel. In the wake of the church’s decision to begin a “phased selective divestment” process and the subsequent move by Episcopalians to consider divestment, the United Jewish Communities’ Board of Trustees voted unanimously last week to take opposing action. The UJC resolution “recommends that federations, community relations councils and other Jewish organizations take actions at the national and local levels aimed at convincing the leadership of the Presbyterian Church to rescind its divestment decision, and demonstrating to other church groups both the seriousness with which the American Jewish community views divestment and that divestment from Israel is counterproductive in helping to build an enduring peace between Israel and her neighbors.”