something that does not represent our denomination. there are other materials on our publishing in our publishing that come from a publishing company that don t represent our position, but i think this one has become so inflammatory that it is a problem. we need to bring in rabbi rick jacobs, the president from the union for reformed judaism. thank you for being with us. i m sure that you had a lot of conversations with your community there. how do they perceive this message from the presbyterian community? thank you. well, i actually was in detroit with heath and the presbyterian leadership at the general assembly and what s very clear to us is as you just mentioned, the zionism unsettled which is still available on the website, is one of the most hateful vicious attacks on judaism, the jewish people and the state of israel we have ever experienced.
presbyterian church. we plan to wrap the conversation up. there is so much more. i would like both you, heath, to stay with us, rabbi jacobs, we ve got more questions. we ll take a break and talk more in a moment. swagen passat is hes above the competition, but we re not in the business of naming names. the fact is, it comes standard with an engine that s been called the benchmark of its class. really, guys, i thought. it also has more rear legroom than other midsize sedans. and the volkswagen passat has a lower starting price than. much better. vo: hurry in and lease the 2014 passat s for $199 a month. visit vwdealer.com today. okay buddy, what s your favorite kind of cheerios? honey nut. but. chocolate is my other favorite. but apple cinnamon is my favorite too. and fruity. oh yeah, and frosted!
that we care deeply for that relationship and this particular issue is not one that s being directed against the jewish people but instead against element of the israeli government that is using these products from our company for our companies to harm the palestinian people. we recognize that the jewish people have also been undergoing mistreatment and we are just as grievous about that. so we re not we are continuing to invest in our work in israel, we are continuing to support the companies that are involved in peaceful work in israel. it s not a divestment from israel. and certainly not a statement of negativity toward american jews or jews anywhere in the world. i know we need to move on to rabbi rick jacobs but industry to take issue with what you said. it sounds cordial and congenial but in this statement affirming
sounds as though it is supportive. and i can see why it can be interpreted. i want it known that the presbyterians wanted very much to say we are with our jewish brothers and sisters in seeking peace and the intent as i understood it those split and very close, was to look for ways that they thought would best make this happen, and divestment was their choice. and just to make sure we get the number right from your organization, the count 310 to 303, that was the final vote. so very divided assembly as we know there in detroit. on that vote specifically. rabbi jacobs, we extended this as much as we can. thank you so much. thank you. all righty. so 12 hours and counting folks from the big game between team usa and portugal.
thanks for staying with us on new day. let s bring back in heath raddy and rob buy rick jacobs, the president of the union for reform judaism, the largest branch of american judaism. thank you for sticking with us through the break. rabbi, i wanted to say we read your letter to delegates at the presbyterian church general assembly. you said in order to bring about desired changes it s imperative the changes attain the goal at hand. if the goal is two states for two peoples these divestment moves are not the answer. let me ask you, what is the answer in your opinion? well, one very concrete alternative that i put before the general assembly, i invited gravy persons, the stated clerk of the church and heath rada, the moderator, to come meet me