Overture 15

On Being Fair and Just on Issues Regarding Divestment and Investment—From the Presbytery of Florida.

The Presbytery of Florida overtures the 217th General Assembly (2006) to be fair, evenhanded, and just in their language and actions in decisions regarding divestment and investment.

Rationale

We affirm the spirit and sentiment of the 216th General Assembly (2004) regarding the Middle East.

We believe the perception within the church and in the world is that the actions of the 216th General Assembly (2004) were biased against Israel.

We believe the General Assembly should go out of its way to appear fair and evenhanded.

The situation in the Middle East is fluid and changing daily and efforts toward peace are being made by both Palestinians and the government of Israel.