United Methodist Church divests from Israel – Mondoweiss

The United Methodist Church (UMC) has announced that it will divest from the bonds of governments that are maintaining illegal military occupations.

It is the first church in the world to make such a pledge.

Wespath, the church’s retirement-benefits agency, is now excluding investments in the bonds of Israel, Morocco and Turkey.

“With our framework, we took a step back,” said Wespath executive Andy Hendren told United Methodist News. “We wanted to do a more…