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Dozens of public commenters urge WSIB to cut ties with weapons, fossil‑fuel and surveillance companies
Summary
Around 25 participants in the public-comment period urged the Washington State Investment Board to divest holdings tied to Israeli military operations, fossil fuels, detention contractors and other companies they said pose legal and reputational risk.
During the board’s allotted public‑comment period, roughly two dozen speakers urged trustees to reduce or eliminate exposure to companies they said facilitate human‑rights abuses, fossil‑fuel extraction, or immigration enforcement.
Speakers repeatedly named companies held, in part, by the fund — including Caterpillar, Elbit Systems, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Raytheon, Palantir and…
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