Economic Action
Palestinian Christians have called us to take concrete actions to support the end of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. The United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel is committed to animate people who wish to be engaged in action toward this goal. This page will provide resources, share stories of activities of others and help to build solidarity in action.
Church Decisions on Palestine/Israel
Updated January 2014
Canada
Anglican Church of Canada
Presbyterian Church in Canada
United Church of Canada
Unitarians in Canada
United States
American Friends Service Committee (Quakers)
Episcopal Peace fellowship
Mennonites
Presbyterian Church (USA)
United Methodist Kairos Response
Global
Europe
Call for UK legislation to end the trade in settlement products
Anglican Church of Canada
Presbyterian Church in Canada
United Church of Canada
- General Council approved the Policy on Palestine/Israel (August 2012)
- General Council Executive (May 2013) approved the activation of the Palestine Israel Education and Economic Action Campaign (Unsettling Goods: Choose Peace in Palestine/Israel)
- History of United Church Policy Positions
Unitarians in Canada
United States
American Friends Service Committee (Quakers)
- Lake Erie Yearly Meeting, (encompassing Ohio, Michigan, and Western Pennsylvania),… officially endorse boycott and divestment targeting companies complicit in the Israeli occupation (September 4, 2013)
Episcopal Peace fellowship
- Listing of Major Policies: Re Economic Action – Investment in Palestine, avoid investment in companies engaged in occupation.
Mennonites
- Divestment: MCC U.S. will not knowingly invest in companies that benefit from products or services used to perpetrate acts of violence against Palestinians, Israelis and other people groups.(March 26, 2013)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Boycott of “all products made by enterprises in Israeli settlements on [occupied] Palestinian land.”
United Methodist Kairos Response
Global
Europe
- Methodist Church in Britain
Call for UK legislation to end the trade in settlement products
- Call for “a briefing document for the Methodist People upon the arguments for and against the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement, and for the Methodist Council to bring a report based upon the briefing to the Conference of 2014.”
GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR BOYCOTTING SETTLEMENT PRODUCTS
Organizations listed below advocate boycott as a non-violent, moral tool to end Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land. At a minimum, these groups support the boycott of settlement products. Some have targeted all Israeli goods. This is a partial list and we welcome information on other boycott resolutions: info@kairosresponse.org.
CHRISTIAN GROUPS (settlement products)
United'Methodist'Church'
Presbyterian'Church'USA'
British'Methodist'Church'
American'Friends'Service'Committee'(AFSC)'
United'Church'of'Canada'
South'African'Council'of'Churches'
Christian'Peacemaker'Teams,'Palestine''
National'Executive'Council'of'the'Episcopal'Peace'
Fellowship'
Kairos'Europa'
Malaysia'Council'of'Churches'
Palestinian'Christians:'Kairos'Document'
National'Coalition'of'American'NunsSabeel'
Friends'of'Sabeel'North'America'
World'Council'of'Churches'Central'Committee''
Norwegian'Church'Aid'
Christian'Aid'(UK'and'Ireland)'
Church'of'Sweden'
DanChurchAid'(Denmark)'
Diakonia'(Sweden)'
FinnChurchAid'(Finland)''
IKV'Pax'Christi'(Netherlands)'
ICCO'(Interchurch'Organization'for'Development'
Cooperation)''
Cordaid'(Netherlands)'O''The'Catholic'Organisation'for''''
''Relief'and'Development'Aid'
Quaker'Council'for'European'Affairs'
Quaker'Peace'and'Social'Witness'(UK)'
JEWISH GROUPS (settlement products)
International'Jewish'AntiOZionist'Network''
Jewish'Voice'for'Peace,'US'
Americans'for'Peace'Now,'US'
Meretz'USA'
Independent'Jewish'Voices,'US''
Jews'for'Justice'for'Palestinians,'UK'
A'Different'Jewish'Voice'(Een'Ander'Joods'Geluid),'
Netherlands''
Jews'for'Boycotting'Israeli'Goods,'UK'
Not'in'Our'Name,'Argentina'
International'Jewish'AntiOZionist'Network,'Toronto'
Jewish'Voice'for'a'Just'Peace'in'the'Near'East,'Austria'
French'Jewish'Union'for'Peace'(Union'Juive'Française'
pour'la'Paix),'France'
Jews'Against'Zionism,'Canada'
Jews'Say'No,'NYC'
ReteOECO,'Italy'(The'Italian'network'of'Jews'against'the'
Occupation)'
American'Jews'for'a'Just'Peace,'US'
MUSLIM GROUPS
American'Muslims'for'Palestine'
INTERFAITH AND OTHER RELIGIOUS
GROUPS
Washington'Interfaith'Alliance'for'Middle'East'Peace''
Unitarian'Universalists'for'Justice'in'the'Middle'East'
Interdenominational'Advocates'for'Peace'(Michigan)'
PALESTINIAN GROUPS
Joint'Advocacy'Committee'of'E'Jerusalem'YMCA'
Palestinian'BDS'National'Committee'(BNC)'
Palestinian'Christians'(Kairos'Palestine)''
Palestinian'Civil'Society'(includes'170'organizations
ISRAELI GROUPS (settlement products)
Boycott'from'Within'
Gush'Shalom'
Women’s'International'League'for'Peace'and'Freedom'(Israeli'Section)''
Peace'Now,'Israel'
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CONSUMER GROUPS (settlement products)
Ethical'Consumer'
Konsumentföreningen'Väst'(KF'Väst).'(Sweden'–'
350,000'members)''
Olympia'Food'CoOop'(Washington'State)'
COOP'O'Italy''
The'Cooperative'Group'Ltd.''(UK'O'6'million'members)'–'
settlement'goods'only'
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BUSINESSES
Nordiconad – Large Italian Supermarket Chain
GOVERNMENTS
Government of Ireland
LABOR UNIONS
Australian'Services'Union,'New'South'Wales'and'
Australian'Capital'Territory'branches''
British'Trade'Union'Congress'(TUC)'
British'Fire'Brigades'Union'(FBU)''
Canadian'Union'of'Postal'Workers'(CUPW)'
Canadian'Union'of'Public'Employees'(CUPE).''
Chamber'of'Agricultural'Engineers'of'Turkey'
Cochin'Port'Labour'Union'(CITU),'India'
Cochin'Thuramugha'Thozhilalai'Union'(HMS),'India'
College'and'University'Workers'United'(CUWU),'
Montreal'
Congress'of'South'African'Trade'Unions'(COSATU)'
Construction'Forestry'Mining'and'Energy'Union,'
Australia'(CFMEU)'
Food'and'Allied'Workers'Union,'South'Africa'
National'Federation'of'Teachers'of'Quebec'(FNEEQ)''
Catalan'Workers’'Union'in'Spain,'known'as'Intersindical'
Alternativa'de'Catallunya'(IAC),'
Irish'Congress'of'Trade'Unions'(ICTU).'
Labor'for'Palestine,'US'
Labour'for'Palestine,'Canada'
Maritime'Union'of'Australia'(MUA).''
Northern'Ireland'Public'Service'Alliance'(NIPSA)'
Norwegian'Confederation'of'Trade'Unions'
Norwegian'Electrician'and'IT'Workers'Union'
Palestine'General'Federation'of'Trade'Unions'
Scottish'Trade'Union'Congress'
South'African'Transport'and'Allied'Workers'Union'
(SATAWU),'Durban'
South'Coast'Labour'Council'(SCLC),'Australia.'
Transport'and'General'Workers'Union'(TGWU)'–'UK'
Turkish'Dockworkers'Union'(LimanOIs).'
UNISON'–'UK'(major'British'public'services'union)''
University'and'College'Union'O'UK'
Water'Transport'Workers'Federation'of'India'
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STUDENT GROUPS
L’Association'pour'une'Solidarité'Syndicale'Étudiante'
(ASSÉ)'O'major'student'union'in'Quebec,'representing'
over'42,000'students'
Wayne'State'University'Student'Government'
Association'
Sheffield'University'Students’'Union'(UK)'
Students'for'Justice'in'Palestine'(thousands'of'students'
on'hundreds'of'college'campuses)'
University'of'California'Irvine'Student'Association'
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine, UK
Faculty for Palestine (F4P) Toronto
Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR), UK
Physicians Association of Turkey
POLITICAL PARTIES
Canadian Action Party
Green Party US
African National Congress
HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
Global Exchange
People’s Health Movement
United Nations International Conference of Civil Society in Support of Middle East Peace
War on Want
ADALAH-NY: The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East
Code Pink
Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine, Oak Park, IL
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
Medical Aid for Palestinians (UK)
Medico International (Germany)
Medico International Switzerland
Trocaire (Ireland) .
Aprodev (Europe)
Broederlijk Delen (Belgium)
Caabu (UK) (Council for Arab British Understanding)
CCFD - Terre Solidaire (France)
Norwegian People’s Aid!!
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom!
(Please note: There are hundreds of Palestinian human rights and solidarity groups around the world that also
support boycott
Organizations listed below advocate boycott as a non-violent, moral tool to end Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land. At a minimum, these groups support the boycott of settlement products. Some have targeted all Israeli goods. This is a partial list and we welcome information on other boycott resolutions: info@kairosresponse.org.
CHRISTIAN GROUPS (settlement products)
United'Methodist'Church'
Presbyterian'Church'USA'
British'Methodist'Church'
American'Friends'Service'Committee'(AFSC)'
United'Church'of'Canada'
South'African'Council'of'Churches'
Christian'Peacemaker'Teams,'Palestine''
National'Executive'Council'of'the'Episcopal'Peace'
Fellowship'
Kairos'Europa'
Malaysia'Council'of'Churches'
Palestinian'Christians:'Kairos'Document'
National'Coalition'of'American'NunsSabeel'
Friends'of'Sabeel'North'America'
World'Council'of'Churches'Central'Committee''
Norwegian'Church'Aid'
Christian'Aid'(UK'and'Ireland)'
Church'of'Sweden'
DanChurchAid'(Denmark)'
Diakonia'(Sweden)'
FinnChurchAid'(Finland)''
IKV'Pax'Christi'(Netherlands)'
ICCO'(Interchurch'Organization'for'Development'
Cooperation)''
Cordaid'(Netherlands)'O''The'Catholic'Organisation'for''''
''Relief'and'Development'Aid'
Quaker'Council'for'European'Affairs'
Quaker'Peace'and'Social'Witness'(UK)'
JEWISH GROUPS (settlement products)
International'Jewish'AntiOZionist'Network''
Jewish'Voice'for'Peace,'US'
Americans'for'Peace'Now,'US'
Meretz'USA'
Independent'Jewish'Voices,'US''
Jews'for'Justice'for'Palestinians,'UK'
A'Different'Jewish'Voice'(Een'Ander'Joods'Geluid),'
Netherlands''
Jews'for'Boycotting'Israeli'Goods,'UK'
Not'in'Our'Name,'Argentina'
International'Jewish'AntiOZionist'Network,'Toronto'
Jewish'Voice'for'a'Just'Peace'in'the'Near'East,'Austria'
French'Jewish'Union'for'Peace'(Union'Juive'Française'
pour'la'Paix),'France'
Jews'Against'Zionism,'Canada'
Jews'Say'No,'NYC'
ReteOECO,'Italy'(The'Italian'network'of'Jews'against'the'
Occupation)'
American'Jews'for'a'Just'Peace,'US'
MUSLIM GROUPS
American'Muslims'for'Palestine'
INTERFAITH AND OTHER RELIGIOUS
GROUPS
Washington'Interfaith'Alliance'for'Middle'East'Peace''
Unitarian'Universalists'for'Justice'in'the'Middle'East'
Interdenominational'Advocates'for'Peace'(Michigan)'
PALESTINIAN GROUPS
Joint'Advocacy'Committee'of'E'Jerusalem'YMCA'
Palestinian'BDS'National'Committee'(BNC)'
Palestinian'Christians'(Kairos'Palestine)''
Palestinian'Civil'Society'(includes'170'organizations
ISRAELI GROUPS (settlement products)
Boycott'from'Within'
Gush'Shalom'
Women’s'International'League'for'Peace'and'Freedom'(Israeli'Section)''
Peace'Now,'Israel'
'
'
CONSUMER GROUPS (settlement products)
Ethical'Consumer'
Konsumentföreningen'Väst'(KF'Väst).'(Sweden'–'
350,000'members)''
Olympia'Food'CoOop'(Washington'State)'
COOP'O'Italy''
The'Cooperative'Group'Ltd.''(UK'O'6'million'members)'–'
settlement'goods'only'
'
BUSINESSES
Nordiconad – Large Italian Supermarket Chain
GOVERNMENTS
Government of Ireland
LABOR UNIONS
Australian'Services'Union,'New'South'Wales'and'
Australian'Capital'Territory'branches''
British'Trade'Union'Congress'(TUC)'
British'Fire'Brigades'Union'(FBU)''
Canadian'Union'of'Postal'Workers'(CUPW)'
Canadian'Union'of'Public'Employees'(CUPE).''
Chamber'of'Agricultural'Engineers'of'Turkey'
Cochin'Port'Labour'Union'(CITU),'India'
Cochin'Thuramugha'Thozhilalai'Union'(HMS),'India'
College'and'University'Workers'United'(CUWU),'
Montreal'
Congress'of'South'African'Trade'Unions'(COSATU)'
Construction'Forestry'Mining'and'Energy'Union,'
Australia'(CFMEU)'
Food'and'Allied'Workers'Union,'South'Africa'
National'Federation'of'Teachers'of'Quebec'(FNEEQ)''
Catalan'Workers’'Union'in'Spain,'known'as'Intersindical'
Alternativa'de'Catallunya'(IAC),'
Irish'Congress'of'Trade'Unions'(ICTU).'
Labor'for'Palestine,'US'
Labour'for'Palestine,'Canada'
Maritime'Union'of'Australia'(MUA).''
Northern'Ireland'Public'Service'Alliance'(NIPSA)'
Norwegian'Confederation'of'Trade'Unions'
Norwegian'Electrician'and'IT'Workers'Union'
Palestine'General'Federation'of'Trade'Unions'
Scottish'Trade'Union'Congress'
South'African'Transport'and'Allied'Workers'Union'
(SATAWU),'Durban'
South'Coast'Labour'Council'(SCLC),'Australia.'
Transport'and'General'Workers'Union'(TGWU)'–'UK'
Turkish'Dockworkers'Union'(LimanOIs).'
UNISON'–'UK'(major'British'public'services'union)''
University'and'College'Union'O'UK'
Water'Transport'Workers'Federation'of'India'
'
'
STUDENT GROUPS
L’Association'pour'une'Solidarité'Syndicale'Étudiante'
(ASSÉ)'O'major'student'union'in'Quebec,'representing'
over'42,000'students'
Wayne'State'University'Student'Government'
Association'
Sheffield'University'Students’'Union'(UK)'
Students'for'Justice'in'Palestine'(thousands'of'students'
on'hundreds'of'college'campuses)'
University'of'California'Irvine'Student'Association'
'
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine, UK
Faculty for Palestine (F4P) Toronto
Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights (LPHR), UK
Physicians Association of Turkey
POLITICAL PARTIES
Canadian Action Party
Green Party US
African National Congress
HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
Global Exchange
People’s Health Movement
United Nations International Conference of Civil Society in Support of Middle East Peace
War on Want
ADALAH-NY: The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East
Code Pink
Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine, Oak Park, IL
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
Medical Aid for Palestinians (UK)
Medico International (Germany)
Medico International Switzerland
Trocaire (Ireland) .
Aprodev (Europe)
Broederlijk Delen (Belgium)
Caabu (UK) (Council for Arab British Understanding)
CCFD - Terre Solidaire (France)
Norwegian People’s Aid!!
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom!
(Please note: There are hundreds of Palestinian human rights and solidarity groups around the world that also
support boycott