2-3-2016 Presbyterian Group Pushes Back at BDS Campaign - JTA Forward

http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/332769/pro-israel-presbyterian-group-pushes-back-at-bds-campaign/#ixzz3z84OZgYV

A Presbyterian group that works with Jewish groups to counter anti-Israel activity within the church published a pamphlet aimed at stopping the church from abandoning support for the two-state solution.. .

Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

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