Regina Doctors Vote to Remove Money From Banks Investing in Israeli Arms Industry

Regina doctors vote to remove money from banks investing in Israeli arms industry

The Regina Medical Staff Association voted in favour of moving accounts from Scotiabank and RBC to credit unions amid Israeli controversy.

World Council of Churches denounces Israeli apartheid in Gaza, calls for sanctions, divestment, arms embargoes

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the World Council of Churches denounced Israeli apartheid in Gaza, demanded an end to the occupation and the lifting of the unlawful blockade, and called on states and churches to impose consequences for violations of international law, including targeted sanctions, divestment, and arms embargoes. The World Council of Churches is a global fellowship comprising 352 churches from over 120 countries, representing m…

B’nai B’rith Condemns World Council of Churches for Anti-Israel Bias and Smears

B’nai B’rith President Robert Spitzer and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: The central committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has issued a statement accusing Israel of “apartheid” and possible “genocide,” and calling for “sanctions, divestment, and arms embargoes.” After decades of singular WCC fixation on and demonization of the world’s only Jewish state, B’nai B’rith finds the body currently beyond the pa…