Author: Kiran Aziz

It is time for pension funds to take a stand against companies involved in human rights abuses in occupied Palestine, such as Caterpillar. Norway’s KLP pension fund has divested from Caterpillar over concerns about its role in human rights abuses in occupied Palestine. Caterpillar’s bulldozers, imported and weaponized by Israeli Tractors and Equipment, have been used to demolish Palestinian homes and infrastructure for decades, leading to numerous human rights warnings. The United Nations has called on companies like Caterpillar to stop transferring weapons to Israel, citing complicity in international crimes. Reports of Caterpillar bulldozers being used in attacks on homes…