UK: Oxford council passes Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions motion
UK: Oxford council passes Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions motion
UK: Oxford council passes Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions motion
The city council, in which no party has overall control, cites ICJ rulings over decision to pass motion boycotting Israel
Oxford City Council has passed a motion supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, citing International Court of Justice (ICJ) rulings.
On Monday, Oxford councillor Hosnieh Djafari-Marbini said councillors had "unanimously passed a boycott and divestment motion citing the ICJ rulings on Palestine".
The council currently banks with Barclays, which has been targeted by BDS campaigners over investment and loans to arms companies selling weapons and military technology to Israel.
"This is a first step in divesting from settler colonial genocide, occupation and apartheid in pensions, investments and procurement inc in banking with Barclays," Djafari-Marbini wrote on X.