In the afterglow of the United Church of Christ’s landslide vote to approve divestment and boycotts targeting occupation-complicit businesses last week, many close observers expected the Mennonite Church USA (MCUSA) to follow suit at their national gathering in Kansas City, Missouri, last week. But rather than add to the momentum of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement, Mennonite delegates voted to delay any action until the church’s next convention in two years.

This June, three more U.S. churches—the Episcopal Church, the United Church of Christ (UCC), and the Mennonite Church USA (MCUSA)—will join the growing list of those considering resolutions to end financial support for the Israeli occupation.