Tuesday, January 7, 2014

BDS: Largest Dutch pension fund boycotts Israeli banks over settlement ties

Construction site in the West Bank settlement of Modiin Illit.
PGGM says settlement construction in the West Bank poses a problem from the standpoint of international law. Photo by AP
 
Haaretz
The Netherlands' largest pension fund management company has decided to withdraw all its investments from Israel’s five largest banks because they have branches in the West Bank and/or are involved in financing construction in the settlements.

2 comments:

  1. This is quite a decision, with a lot of different opinions. I wonder what the effects will be for the country.

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  2. The Netherlands' largest pension fund management company

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