How activists pushed the UK's largest pension megafund to divest from Israel

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The UK's largest public sector pension pool, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, divested from Israeli government bonds worth $29.2 million within months of purchasing them last year. This move followed months of activist pressure highlighting human rights concerns and the financing of Israeli military actions, though the fund has not publicly stated its reasons.

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Submitted by Sebastian Shehadi on Wed, 05/20/2026 - 16:19 Local government workers were shocked to discover their pensions were being invested in Israeli bonds at the height of the Gaza war. But within a few months the bonds had been quietly sold Campaigners protest outside the South Yorkshire Pensions Authority office in Barnsley in June 2025 (Supplied) Off The UK’s largest public sector pension pool quietly sold its holdings of Israeli government bonds last year following months of activist pr

How activists pushed the UK's largest pension megafund to divest from Israel

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