Middle East Online round-up of BDS initiatives
A new Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) campaign was launched this summer by the United Church of Canada, which will try to persuade six companies operating in Canada — Caterpillar, Motorola, Ahava,...
View ArticleCaterpillar’s instransigence: Read the new MRTI Report
Editor’s note: Here is a copy of the recently released report by the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) Committee. It summarizes a recent meeting between...
View ArticleUS Methodist General Board of Church & Society calls for SodaStream Boycott
CHEVY CHASE, Md. — The United Methodist General Board of Church & Society (GBCS) has issued a call to boycott SodaStream, a countertop carbonation device produced illegally in the occupied West...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Largest US Protestant Church divests from Israeli prison contractor G4S
The largest mainline Protestant church in U.S has divested from British security company G4S over the key role it plays in Israel’s military occupation and the prison system at which Palestinians are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BDS pressure forces G4S to distance itself from Israel’s prison system
More than 50 people joined a demonstration outside the G4S shareholders meeting at which the company announced plans to end its role in Israel’s prison system, but only by 2017 - G4S announces future...
View Article
