Protest against Devon County Council's investment in firms linked to arms sales to Israel
About 30 pro-Gaza campaigners from across Devon gathered at County Hall in Exeter on Thursday (August 5) demanding the council divest funds from companies that are selling arms to Israel.
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00:00We're standing here today telling our council that they are complicit if they carry on.
00:24They are complicit now.
00:27And we know that the weapons that are provided by companies which are invested in by the
00:36Devon local government pension scheme are killing people.
00:42It's a message that it needs to be the lot.
00:45That's what here is the same.
00:47We're starting with four companies because we know we can't ask them to do the lot, although
00:51we would want them to disinvest from the lot, from all the companies, £84m worth, plus
00:59other companies that are not arms companies as well, to force Israel into coming to a
01:05situation where they'll end the occupation and the real discussions and negotiations
01:10can begin.