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The Church of England announced Monday it had withdrawn its investments in a controversial company over the weekend following a threat by a group of vicars to publish a letter denouncing the Church's investment, but denied there were any political or ethical consideration in what it called an economically informed decision. The Church of England said Monday that it withdrew £2.2 million ($3.3 million) from Caterpillar Inc. in late December 2008 because of economic considerations. Israel used bulldozers bought from the U.S.-based manufacturer of construction and mining equipment to demolish Palestinian homes. " The Church of England withdrew shares it...

Amely Roche June 9, 2004 Israel Insider received many angry letters, and some supportive messages, written in response to The case against Rachel Corrie by Bruce Ticker. The following article, received from the International Solidarity Movement's Media Office, is published in efforts to allow debate from all sides of the political spectrum. The case against Rachel Corrie by Bruce Ticker, published by Israel Insider on June 1, 2004, constitutes a defamation against Rachel Corrie and against the International Solidarity Movement based on questionable standards of writing. Any "reasonable person," willing to debate honestly, would refuse to base his/her arguments on...