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January 13, 2016

United Methodist Church Pension Board Blocks Investment in 5 Israeli Banks
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In what's being hailed as a historic victory for the global campaign to
boycott and divest from Israel over its occupation of Palestinians, the
pension board of one of the largest Protestant denominations in the
United States has blocked investment in five Israeli banks. In a
statement, a group within the United Methodist Church said it was the
first time a major church pension fund has "acted to preclude investment
in Israeli banks that sustain Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian
land." The church still invests in other Israeli companies.


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