We, the
undersigned call on Hillingdon Council to divest the Local Government Pension
Scheme (LGPS) and end procurement contracts with,
companies enabling Israel’s grave violations of Palestinian rights.
We call on the Council to:
1. Commit to divest the Local Government Pension Scheme
fund administered by the council from companies complicit in Israel’s genocide
and apartheid against Palestinians. These
include:
- Arms companies supplying Israel with weapons and
military technology
- Companies providing infrastructure for Israel’s
unlawful military occupation of Palestinian land
- Companies conducting business activity in
Israel’s illegal settlements on stolen Palestinian land
3. Commit to end procurement contracts with companies
complicit in Israel’s attacks. For example, terminate all banking arrangements
with Barclays, which provides substantial financing to companies supplying
Israel with weapons used in attacks on Palestinians.