The timing could not be any more devilish. In the first half of June, Hamas perpetrates a campaign of murder and political assassinations to assert control over the Gaza Strip. After the fighting, Hamas leaders reaffirm their commitment to Israel’s destruction.

A few weeks later, a task force of New England Methodists seeks to punish Israel by issuing a blacklist of companies that do business with Israel’s defense establishment. The supporting material accompanying the blacklist makes little, if any mention whatsoever of the recent violence in the Gaza Strip. Instead the documents focus entirely on the Israeli occupation as a source of Palestinian suffering and violence...

It’s rare that our foes in the anti-Israel camp unwittingly provide an invaluable service to the Jewish state, but that is precisely what the United Methodist Church has done by publicizing its divestment movement against Israel, and specifying which companies to divest from. Their detailed report, compiled after two years of methodical research, lists 20 companies and summarizes why each is crucial to the Israeli military.

Yet take away the obnoxious, and at times silly, Israel bashing, and the report is actually a very useful briefing on those (mostly) military contractors that reinforce the military infrastructure of Israel.

So if you’ve ever wanted to know which companies are the lifeline of Israel’s security, look no further than the United Methodist Church divestment list. It details everything from which company sells Israel what type of plane, to the necessity of modern night vision goggles for pilots. It even elaborates on the cement company that built Israel’s long security wall.
And thanks to the diligent research of the Methodists, we now know the top 20 companies that deserve our financial support...