Parishes Rebel from Church Following Israel Investment Decision
Parishes across Britain are being urged to withdraw their money from the Church of England after its election to continue its current investment in Caterpillar, a company accused of destroying Palestinian homes.
Posted: Monday, March 13 , 2006, 15:06 (UK)

Parishes across Britain are being urged to withdraw their money from the Church of England after its election to continue its current investment in Caterpillar, a company accused of destroying Palestinian homes, reports The Church of England Newspaper.

Fifteen groups have united together and have written to dozens of other churches asking them to take out their funds from the Church’s Central Board of Finance (CBF) until such a time that it ends its contributions with companies related to the occupation of the Palestinian lands in the Middle-East.

The campaign has gained momentum, and Rev Stephen Sizer, the Vice Chair of Friends of Sabeel UK, has expressed his hope that the number backing the boycott could rise to hundreds.Recently the Church of England reassured the Jewish community that it did not plan to pull out of its £2.3 million investment in Caterpillar. the rest