In this week’s roundup of news from the global boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, members of the United Church of Canada affirm a resolution to boycott Israeli settlement products; Red Hot Chili Peppers still slated to perform in Israel despite sustained international outcry; Boycott campaigners support Ottowa musicians; and Israel won’t be represented at International Culture Summit in Scotland.
United Church of Canada members affirm resolution to boycott Israeli settlement products
Following recent, high-profile announcements by the Presbyterian and Methodist churches in the United States to boycott products made in illegal Israeli settlement colonies in the West Bank, members of the United Church of Canada this week affirmed a similar boycott resolution at their annual General Conference, to be voted on on 17 August.
The Toronto Star reported on Thursday that, like the votes that took place in the US churches, the vote at the United Church of Canada was “preceded by nearly six hours of contentious debate, in which the church’s general council members nitpicked the proposal’s wording and heard drawn-out testimonies from representatives on both sides of the issue.” The Star added that the United Church of Canada is the country’s largest denomination of Protestant Christians. more
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