US Presbyterian Church Declares Gaza a Genocide
The resolution passed 454-15 after two years of committee meetings and also calls for an arms embargo and boycotts of Israeli products.
- On Tuesday, the Presbyterian Church voted 454-15 to recognize Israel's war in Gaza as a genocide, also approving divestment from Palantir Technologies and General Electric Aerospace.
- Church leaders cited the corporations' active roles in conflicts, including Palantir's use in Israel's military 'kill lists' and General Electric's supply of engines for warplanes, following two years of internal review by the Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment.
- Last week, the American Academy of Religion also condemned the war as a genocide, with members at their Annual Business Meeting in Atlanta labeling the conflict 'scholasticide' to describe an intentional effort to destroy the Palestinian education system.
- Beyond divestment, the resolution calls for members to lobby Congress for an arms embargo against Israel and boycott products contributing to the war, which the Palestine Justice Network praised as a 'step in the right direction.'
- Mainstream Jewish leaders have previously expressed concern that divestment efforts could cause a 'painful rift,' while Israel's Foreign Ministry dismissed such accusations as 'libelous' propaganda, even as these resolutions reflect growing international criticism of the war.
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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Declares Israel’s Assault on Gaza a Genocide, Urges Arms Embargo
The largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States has voted overwhelmingly to recognize Israel’s war in Gaza as a genocide and to divest from Palantir Technologies and General Electric Aerospace over their ties to Israel’s military and intelligence services. A measure approved Tuesday by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) also calls on church members to boycott Israeli products and to lobby Congress for an arms emb…
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Word&WayPCUSA, American Academy of Religion call Gaza war a genocide
(RNS) — The largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States voted Tuesday evening (June 30) to recognize Israel’s war in Gaza as a genocide, two days after the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) unanimously voted to divest from Palantir Technologies and General Electric Aerospace over technologies used in the war. Tuesday’s vote at the denomination’s General Assembly in Milwaukee passed 454-15 and called for Presbyterians to also lobby Congress…
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