At the annual Mennonite Church USA assembly in Orlando, FL the religious group voted to endorse boycott of business profiting from the occupation with an overwhelming 98 percent of delegates voting in favor, “One of the commitments of the resolution is to avoid economic support for the military occupation of Palestinian territories. Drawing on a long-tradition of stewardship practices, the resolution calls on members to avoid purchase of products associated with the occupation or produced in settlements in occupied territories. It also establishes a process for the church to review its investments “for the purpose of withdrawing investments from companies that are profiting from the occupation.”
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