February 24, 2014
from the article:
At the end of Sunday’s event, Jacob Goldberg, former president of the Olive Tree Initiative, asked Power for her stance on the divestment from companies that profit from or are involved in the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. He mentioned a controversial resolution UCLA’s undergraduate student government will consider Tuesday that would call for the University of California to divest from several American and European companies that contribute to human rights violations in Palestinian territories.
Power said the United Nations is against the idea of boycotts and divestment in this context. She added that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict currently has a “meaningful chance of peace, dignity and ultimately prosperity” for both Palestine and Israel without using such tactics, and that it is important to include parties in discussion rather than exclude them.
“We oppose boycotts and divestments and do not feel as if they are appropriate in this context at all,” Power said. “(We) feel that they are disruptive to the most lasting way to bring about dignity and peace for both parties involved, which is this peace process that we have underway.”
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