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Human rights, Society

Pension funds can divest from Palestinian occupation firms, court rules

Billy Briggs on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

Campaigners in Scotland have welcomed a UK Supreme Court ruling which means council pension funds can divest from firms operating in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.

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International, Human rights

Scots pension fund sells shares in controversial Israeli bank

Billy Briggs on August 22, 2018April 6, 2019

A council pension fund has sold its shares in an Israeli bank at the centre of a global divestment campaign due to its financing of illegal settlements in the West Bank.

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New airline route brings Israel’s ‘apartheid system’ to Scotland, say critics

Billy Briggs on May 25, 2018April 6, 2019

A new airline route between Israel and Scotland has been criticised as most Palestinians are barred from using Ben Gurion Airport.

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West Bank

Human rights, Society

Pension funds can divest from Palestinian occupation firms, court rules

International, Human rights

Scots pension fund sells shares in controversial Israeli bank

Human rights, International

New airline route brings Israel’s ‘apartheid system’ to Scotland, say critics

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