Canadian Christian Leaders Warned Of Divestment "Dangers"

Last February, the World Council of Churches labelled such strategies "commendable," and endorsed the example of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.), which previously voted to implement phased, selective divestment from multinational corporations in Israel. But Ruth Klein, B'Nai Brith's national director of advocacy, called the plan "a blow to the advancement" of Jewish-Christian relations. The news conference at which Klein spoke was staged in response to a three-day conference that took place in Toronto at the end of October dubbed 'A Call for Morally Responsible Investment: A Non-Violent Response to the Israeli Occupation.' The conference was organized by Canadian Friends of Sabeel and supported by a long list of co-sponsors including World Vision Canada, the United Church of Canada, the Canadian Arab Federation and the Muslim Canadian Congress. Klein opened the news conference stating that the group wanted to send a message to Christians in Canada "to stop and reconsider who you're opening your doors to," calling the Sabeel group "morally irresponsible" and "intellectually disingenuous." http://www.canadianchristianity.com/cgi-bin/na.cgi?nationalupdates/051201leader

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