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Lothian Pension Fund continues to invest over £160m in companies arming Israel, as it continues its genocidal onslaught in Gaza. Over 38,000 people have been killed in Gaza, with the World Health Organisation estimating a further 160,000 deaths in the next year due to famine and lack of sanitation.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel may be committing genocide in Gaza. Last week, the ICJ ruled that Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories is illegal.
Workers in the UK Government’s Department of Business and Trade have raised the alarm that they fear their department might be breaching international law. Their union, PCS, is seeking legal advice on this and has noted the potential for its members to take strike action over arms sales to Israel.
Yet still our government continues to grant arms licences to Israel. And for Edinburgh Council workers, our pensions continue to fund the companies supplying Israel with arms, equipment and infrastructure. This is why we say LPF it’s time to divest from companies complicit in genocide in Gaza.
What you can do
Join the Time to Divest campaign to have your say and work to get Lothian Pension Fund to move to investments that aren’t funding mass slaughter.
Attend the Pensions Committee—the councillors on the committee should represent your interests. Your presence reminds them of this!
Speak to the councillors on the Pensions Committee to let them know your views.
Write a message in the comments section below to share your feelings about your pension funding Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, General Dynamics and Siemens as they continue to provide the weaponry and equipment used to destroy Gaza.