Outlook Reporting

Minority report claims flaws in a plan to pressure Israel justify a rewrite and a two-year delay

PORTLAND, Ore. — A measure that would ratchet up pressure on Israel to respect the human rights of Palestinians will face competition..

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Offended when young people curse police violence? Then “there is something wrong with you and not them”

    PORTLAND, Ore. — Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou has helped organize nonviolent resistance in Ferguson, Missouri, since the death of a young,..

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Faced with tough choices, Middle East Committee tries to steer a middle course

PORTLAND, Ore. — Faced with conflicting calls to edge toward or away from a movement that applies economic pressure on Israel, the..

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Palestinian novelist calls Presbyterians allies in the BDS movement

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is on record denying any affinity for BDS. Susan Abulhawa, though, thinks Presbyterians have moved..

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Middle East committee endorses measure that would increase pressure for Palestinian rights

  PORTLAND, Ore. – A panel has sent forward a measure that could strengthen the pressure the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is placing..

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Calls to weaken two-state commitment and impose new sanctions might spark new fight in Middle East Committee

  PORTLAND, Ore. – The General Assembly’s Middle East Issues Committee may be gearing up for another factional fight over the best..

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Palestinian human rights activist says BDS has nothing to offer

    PORTLAND, Ore. -- The international boycott, divestment and sanction movement (BDS) does nothing to help Palestinians living under Israeli occupation..

Outlook Features

Does divestment’s seeming clarity mask troubling contradictions?

As the vote totals popped into view on video screens, a sharp intake of breath swept the assembly hall. Then came a..

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General Assembly narrowly approves divestment, draws immediate fire from American Jewish groups

DETROIT — Two years ago, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) stepped up to the verge of divestment. Its members..

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Head of major branch of American Judaism offers to bring church leaders to meeting with Netanyahu (Updated)

DETROIT — In an appeal to the General Assembly to reject a divestment proposal, the head of the largest branch of Judaism..