Why divestment?

Divestment (or dis-investment) means putting and end to investments in Israel and companies supporting Israeli occupation and apartheid.  The aim of the global divestment campaign is to encourage and pressure individuals, financial institutions and companies to shed their investments in Israel in order to curb the profits of Israel’s war and apartheid economy, to raise awareness about Israel’s policies and true nature among companies, and encourage them to use their economic influence to put pressure on Israel to end the discrimination and expulsion of the Palestinian people and the occupation of their land.

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Individuals can withdraw their personal investments in Israeli companies, sending a message to Israel and cutting off the funding used to sustain the Occupation. Moreover, a divestment campaign targeted at businesses and organisations with investments can instil broader values of corporate responsibility. In solidarity work, divestment is similar to sanctions in that it largely relies upon securing certain actions by others (in this instance, share-holders or companies withdrawing their investments) as the majority of BDS campaigners are not in a position to divest capital. There are a variety of institutions in which individuals and constituents hold considerable stake and influence (churches, unions, universities, pension funds), and are the potential sites of strong BDS campaigns.

For more Information go to:

The Global BDS Movement: http://bdsmovement.net
The UK BDS Movement: www.bigcampaign.org