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-- dismantles its system of apartheid."
PACBI's call got wide support from Palestinian academia and civil society.
Church Divestment
Christian churches in America, the UK, Canada, and elsewhere have begun to call for boycotting and divesting from companies profiting from the Israeli occupation. Examples include:
-- in 2005, the United Church of Christ (UCC) endorsed divestment, not as yet implemented;
-- in 2005, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) adopted a "positive investment" policy to foster regional peace and cooperation;
-- in 2006, the United Church of Canada's Toronto branch began boycotting Israeli products and companies doing business with its military;
-- in 2006, the US Presbyterian Church urged various companies, including Caterpillar, ITT, Motorola, and others to invest in West Bank and Gaza companies;
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