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Threat of U.S. Church Divestment Over Israel Eases
(Reuters) Michael Conlon - Some U.S. Protestant churches are turning their back on the idea of dumping investments in Israel, people involved in the issue said on Thursday. Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, along with a debate over whether divestment is the right move in the first place, may have helped cool what looked like a growing trend just a few months ago. "My reading, as a central Jewish player in this, is that there never was a (general) move toward divestment," said David Elcott, director of inter-religious affairs for the American Jewish Committee. "Here is the reality: No church in the United States except the Presbyterians has voted for divestment."