In Tampa gathering United Methodist Church rejects divestment
from Israel listen  05/03/12 Janelle Irwin WMNF Drive-Time News
Thursday | Listen to this entire show:  Pro-divestment group at
the 2012 general conference of the United Methodist Church
photo by Janelle Irwin  Late yesterday in Tampa the general
conference of the United Methodist Church rejected a measure to
divest from three companies that aid in the Israeli occupation
of Palestinian territories. Supporters of divestment said it
failed because delegates did not have all of the information.
After holding out hope for a week and a half, some supporters of
the Kairos Response that called on divestment from Israel cried.
But most of them marched through the Tampa Convention Center
chanting their commitment to Palestine and human rights. Connie
Baker, a member of the United Methodist Church from Illinois,
said she was just shocked.  â€œWe were expecting the body to
vote for divestment. All of the feedback that we had coming into
this session was tha