[ad_1] US President Donald Trump’s administration said Wednesday it was “very troubled” by the divestment by Norway’s $2 trillion wealth fund from US construction equipment group Caterpillar, adding that Washington is directly engaging with the Norwegian government on the issue. Norway’s $2 trillion wealth fund, the world’s largest and operated by Norway’s central bank, said…
[ad_1] Last month the mayor of Portland, Maine, shocked Jewish communities in his backyard and beyond when he expressed full-throated support for his city council’s successful resolution to divest from companies linked to Israel. Now, Mayor Mark Dion is taking it all back. “Upon personal reflection and following many private conversations I have had with…
[ad_1] (JTA) – While hundreds of Israel protesters on campuses across the country came to blows and arrests continued to mount this week, students in Providence, Rhode Island, faced a calmer reality on Wednesday. There, the tents in the pro-Palestinian demonstration came down peacefully. And the organizers of the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” celebrated, dancing and…
[ad_1] In an attempt to pressure universities into divesting from companies tied to the Israeli military—and, in some cases, severing all financial and academic relationships with anything Israeli —student protestors and their allies are establishing encampments and occupying buildings on university campuses at a brisk clip. Mother Jones identified active protests on 13 campuses. With…
