Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), February 12, 2020 Palestinian civil society welcomes this long-awaited UN list of companies that are complicit in Israel’s illegal settlement
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No policy change regarding PFZW’s divestment from Israeli Banks
docP, 15 January 2019 Recently, a message appeared that the Dutch second biggest Pension Fund Zorg & Welzijn (PFZW) had put an end to its
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Portland halts investment in Caterpillar
by Nora Barrows-Friedman, Electronic Intifada, 5 January 2017 The city of Portland, Oregon, has voted to temporarily halt its investments in all corporate securities after
Read moreUS Churches Advance Effective Solidarity with Palestinian Freedom, Justice and Equality
by Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), 3rd July 2016 The Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly have both made powerful decisions advancing solidarity
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US church divests from Israeli banks
by Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, 13 January 2016 The $20-billion pension fund of the United Methodist Church has divested from two Israeli banks and excluded
Read moreDanish pensions giant dumps German firm over West Bank exploitation
Charlotte Silver, Electronic Intifada, 15 December 2015 The largest private pension and insurance fund in Denmark has divested from a German company because it is
Read moreUS church votes by landslide to divest from Israeli occupation
by Ali Abunimah Activism, Electronic Intifada, 30th June 2015 The United Church of Christ (UCC) today overwhelmingly passed a resolution to support boycotts and divestment
Read moreDePaul students vote for divestment despite Israeli government interference
by Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, 23 May 2014 Students at DePaul University in Chicago have voted by 1,575 to 1,333 (54% to 46%) in favor
Read moreLuxembourg pension fund dumps 9 Israeli firms over settlements
by Ali Abunimah, Electronic Intifada, 25 February 2014 Luxembourg’s state pension fund FDC has excluded nine major Israeli banks and firms and one US company
Read moreLuxembourg pension fund dumps 9 Israeli firms over settlements
by Ali Abunimah Rights, Electronic Intifada, 25th February 2014 Luxembourg’s state pension fund FDC has excluded nine major Israeli banks and firms and one US
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