Students at the University of California at Berkeley and at San Jose instituted a divesture from American companies that profit from their dealings with Israel. Similar divestment campaigns were reported at Hampton University in Virginia; Evergreen State College at Olympia, Washington; the University of Michigan; Georgetown and Brown. The Methodist Church in Great Britain has voted to boycott all products from Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories. The Northern Illinois Conference of United Methodist has voted to divest from Terex, Caterpillar and G. E. Over 800 labor and community activists blocked the unloading of an Israeli ship at the Oakland, California port. Most importantly, the divestment movement is targeting TIAA-CREF, one of the largest pension funds in the United States.

In 2009, the Interfaith Peace Initiative posted a 44-page list of actions by countries and organizations around the world designed to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land. On May 31, 2010, Israel's military raid on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip generated widespread global anger and opposition. It was followed by marches, demonstrations, declarations and plans for new flotillas by many groups around the world. The list has been updated, and now fills 88 pages, including actions by businesses, governments, labor unions and religious and consumer organizations. Among these are many Jewish and Israeli groups. Readers may obtain more information about each action using links provided at http://www.interfaithpeaceinitiative.com/globalactions.pdf.

Throughout history, regimes built on oppression and apartheid have failed. If the determined and creative actions documented in the new list are sustained, Israel's oppression of Palestinians cannot last. The Interfaith Peace Initiative wishes to celebrate the courage and initiative shown by countless individuals and organizations who have finally said, "Enough!" Special thanks should go to the committee of Ann Arbor Quakers who first initiated the list (piag_@mac.com) in the hope it would inspire others to action. The massive global surge of resolve reflected in the new report will hasten an end to Israel's occupation so a just peace may finally prevail.