[ [link removed] ]Close up of a Palestinian woman holding the corpse of her grandson,
surrounded by people in Gaza.

URGENT: Israel bombed another hospital last night in Gaza – incinerating
people still connected to IVs.

Banks are fueling Israel’s war machine by pouring billions into the
weapons industry.

Tell the banks to stop – add your name with just one click:


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John,

Last night, Israel bombed another hospital in Gaza.
Make no mistake, this is no tragic accident — this is a genocide in the
making.

Netanyahu says he’d “fight with fingernails,” but his war machine runs on
weapons funded by our banks. These banks are fueling the slaughter.

Tell them to stop — every signature counts, John. Add your name
with just one click to cut off Israel’s weapons supply and put an end to
the genocide now.

[ [link removed] ]Banks, insurers and pension funds: stop doing business with companies
supplying arms to Israel

In Europe alone, 20 banks have provided 36.1 billion EUR in loans and
underwritings to Israel’s biggest international arms suppliers in
2019-2023. A study published in June identified France’s BNP Paribas as
the biggest lender to Israel’s top arms suppliers (4.7 billion EUR),
followed by Crédit Agricole, Deutsche Bank, and Barclays.

Pension funds and insurers are also named in the NGO report and by UN
experts who warned that if they fail to respond now, financial
institutions linked to Israel’s arms suppliers risk becoming complicit in
war crimes.

Big US and Canadian banks are just as bad. New York’s Citigroup, for
example, led a consortium of banks that helped the Israeli government buy
its F35 jets. The bank has also invested billions more in Israel’s arms
suppliers since October 2023. But they can also divest, and help end this
horror.

Some may say that governments should decide this sort of thing, and
bankers should just stick to their jobs and make money. Indeed, our
politicians have a lot to answer for, and some of them may end up behind
bars some day for their part. But bankers are people too, and with enough
public pressure, they can be moved to use their power for good. Add your
name with just one click:

[ [link removed] ]Tell the bankers: don’t do business with companies supplying arms to
Israel

More than 1,000 Palestinian children underwent leg amputations between
October and November 2023 alone, according to UNICEF. The numbers today
would be higher still, only Israeli bombs have decimated what’s left of
Gaza’s hospitals and roads.

It looks like the nightmare will never end, and cutting Israel’s arms
supplies will take forever. But as Nelson Mandela said: It always seems
impossible until it's done.

Let’s help bring more pressure to bear on the banks, insurers and pension
funds today – whatever it takes to stop the bombs. Add your name with just
one click:



[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 



Thanks for all that you do,
Eoin and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]LIVE: Deadly fire rips through tents after Israeli attack on Gaza
hospital
Al Jazeera 14 October 2024
 
[ [link removed] ]Top UN court says Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is
illegal
Reuters 19 July 2024

[ [link removed] ]The companies arming Israel and their financiers
PAX 14 June 2024
 
[ [link removed] ]States and companies must end arms transfers to Israel immediately or
risk responsibility for human rights violations: UN experts
UN OHCHR 20 June 2024
 
[ [link removed] ]Gaza’s Missing Children: Over 20,000 Children Estimated To Be Lost,
Disappeared, Detained, Buried Under the Rubble or in Mass Graves
Save The Children 24 June 2024
 
[ [link removed] ]Citibank and Palestinians: A Cruel Status Quo
Banking On Solidarity 08 July 2024
 
[ [link removed] ]'High risk' of famine in Gaza persists, new UN-backed report says
BBC 25 June 2024
[ [link removed] ]At least 40 killed in Israeli strike on Khan Younis humanitarian zone,
Gaza officials say
France 24 10 Sept 2024

 

 

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