A move to look into the Merseyside Pension Fund’s investment in nine firms which may be involved in business which supports Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) was not backed tonight.
A meeting of Wirral Council’s Pensions Committee decided to delay making a decision on the issue and look at it again in a subsequent meeting.
A report for tonight's meeting read: “With regard to Israeli settlements, the UK government has a clear position. The West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Gaza and the Golan Heights have been occupied by Israel since 1967.”
