Norway MPs reject call to stop wealth fund investing in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories

Norway votes down blanket ban by wealth fund on Israeli firms active in West Bank, Gaza

Norway's minority Labour government has for months been resisting pressure from pro-Palestinian campaigners to instruct the fund to divest from all firms with ties to Israeli companies operating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Norway MPs reject call to stop wealth fund investing in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories

Parliament votes against divestment proposal after tearful speeches in chamber and protests outsidePoliticians in Norway have rejected calls to stop investing its sovereign wealth fund – the largest in the world – in the occupied Palestinian territories despite emotional scenes inside and outside parliament.The £1.4tn oil fund, which is run by Norges Bank according to rules set by MPs, is the largest European investor in Israel’s occupation. Con…