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Scottish Parliament event on West Bank settlements cancelled after protests
An event at the Scottish Parliament involving an organisation that supports illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank was cancelled following protests.
New Cambo owner on UN blacklist for doing business in the West Bank
Firm which owns the Cambo oil field is on a United Nations blacklist for doing business in Israeli-occupied West Bank settlements,
Strathclyde Pension Fund accused of hidden investments by human rights group
A row has broken out after Strathclyde Pension Fund has been accused of a lack of transparency over its investments in “problematic” companies.
Scots universities have shares worth £2m in firms linked to West Bank settlements
Scottish universities have shares worth more than £2m in companies linked to the West Bank, it has been revealed, leading to calls for disinvestment.
Pension funds can divest from Palestinian occupation firms, court rules
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.
Scots pension fund sells shares in controversial Israeli bank
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.
New airline route brings Israel’s ‘apartheid system’ to Scotland, say critics
A new airline route between Israel and Scotland has been criticised as most Palestinians are barred from using Ben Gurion Airport.
