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Author: Dr. Eugene Korn

Dr. Eugene Korn is the American director of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation in Israel, where he co-directs the center's Institute for Theological Inquiry and is the editor of the online journal Meorot-A Forum for Modern Orthodox Discourse. He holds a doctorate in moral philosophy from Columbia University and was ordained by the Israeli Rabbinate.
Divestment from Israel, the Liberal Churches, and Jewish Responses: A Strategic Analysis

Divestment from Israel, the Liberal Churches,
and Jewish Responses: A Strategic Analysis

January 1, 2007 | Dr. Eugene Korn
Liberal church efforts to divest from companies doing business with Israel are part of a larger anti-Zionist campaign to weaken and delegitimize Israel. Hostility to Israel in the mainline churches is confined to a focused minority, while the majority of liberal American Christians remain sympathetic to Israel.