Presbyterian Divestment:

This past February, twenty Presbyterians spent 17 intense and inspiring days on a peacemaking mission trip in Israel/Palestine.  We helped farmers and their families in the Palestinian West Bank replace olive trees that had been burned, cut down or bulldozed from their land.  This ongoing project called “Keep Hope Alive” was initiated in 2002 by our denomination’s historic mission partners in the Holy Land, the YMCA of East Jerusalem and the YWCA of Palestine, and is now co-sponsored by the three Bay Area Presbyteries.      

As a direct result of our witness, we initiated Overture 11-23:  “On Divestment from Caterpillar, Inc. and Motorola, Inc. for Profiting from Israel’s Military Occupation of Palestinian Lands.” See Overture PDF Word

This website offers background information, relevant articles, and links to other resources in the hope of providing a greater understanding of this vitally important issue.