By Andrew L. Jaffee

The United Methodist Church has decided that Israel is not the root of all evil:

“Anti-Israel Divestment seems to have died within the United Methodist Church. Good Riddance!” - UM Action Executive Director Mark Tooley

Several sweeping divestment proposals aimed against Israel have been defeated in committee at the General Conference of the United Methodist Church. They now appear to be dead. The proposals, which exclusively faulted Israel for strife in the Middle East, would have moved the church to divest itself of investments in companies that did business with Israel. …