How activists pushed the UK's largest pension megafund to divest from Israel

How activists pushed the UK's largest pension megafund to divest from Israel Submitted by Sebastian Shehadi on Wed, 05/20/2026 - 16:19 Local government workers were shocked to discover their pensions were being invested in Israeli bonds at the height of the Gaza war. But within a few months the bonds had been quietly sold Campaigners protest outside the South Yorkshire Pensions Authority office in Barnsley in June 2025 (Supplied) Off The UK’s largest public sector pension pool quietly sold its holdings of Israeli government bonds last year following months of activist pressure, Middle East Eye can reveal. Border to Coast Pensions Partnership currently manages nearly £120bn ($160bn) in assets on behalf of around two million people working in local government.