tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769014608405032519.post4735985979600276269..comments2023-10-13T15:24:39.543-07:00Comments on Pro-Israel Bay Bloggers: Jewish Voice for Peace, TIAA - CREF and Caterpillar: The Newest BDS hoax?Dustyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185664523568683noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769014608405032519.post-90485312726071623982012-06-23T16:13:09.444-07:002012-06-23T16:13:09.444-07:00The original goal of JVP was to get Tiaa cref to d...The original goal of JVP was to get Tiaa cref to divest from Caterpillar and the stock of 5 other companies.<br /><br />Tiaa Cref still holds millions of dollars of Caterpillar stock. The other companies stock remains untouched.<br /><br />JVP did not meet their goal. They didn't come close. How is this a "Huge" victory?<br /><br />Its been 11 years of BDS failures- the self-serving chortling is just JVP's way of saving face.Dustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185664523568683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769014608405032519.post-32196281925191499472012-06-23T13:05:01.299-07:002012-06-23T13:05:01.299-07:00The Forward did update, not by saying anything was...The Forward did update, not by saying anything was "fabricated" but "overstated. Here is their corrective regarding the link between the Israeli occupation, divestment, and being socially responsible.<br /><br />"But the executive’s explanation also indicated that the BDS movement did have some part in the process that led the Illinois-based corporation to losing its favorable social rating.<br />Among the reasons Caterpillar was earlier rated as a below-average ‘B’ company before downgrade to ‘CCC,’ were “human rights concerns relating to its activity in the territories” he said. Other issues leading MSCI to rate Caterpillar as ‘B’ had to do with labor management, employment safety and environmental concerns.<br /><br />So who can believe what they want to believe? Who is fabricating reality? The art of coverup has lost credibility even among a growing number of Jews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769014608405032519.post-45224719746858460232012-06-23T09:04:45.929-07:002012-06-23T09:04:45.929-07:00The Forward wrote an article based on the JVP pre...The Forward wrote an article based on the JVP press release that they quickly pulled when they realized it was fabricated. So maybe your problem is that you are quick to believe what you want to believe, and are slow to realize the truthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769014608405032519.post-12079112132654302672012-06-23T07:35:37.248-07:002012-06-23T07:35:37.248-07:00Bottom line, it did have to do with Israeli polici...Bottom line, it did have to do with Israeli policies. Read the JTA: Here's an excerpt:<br /><br />"The MSCI-ESG official told JTA on Friday that what drove Caterpillar off the index was the company's decision in February to shutter a London, Ont. plant after a high-profile dispute with employees. However, the official acknowledged several factors played into the company's already relatively low rating, including the association of Caterpillar with Israeli army practices in the occupied territories."<br />.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769014608405032519.post-76179036544119041862012-06-22T17:04:25.190-07:002012-06-22T17:04:25.190-07:00Caterpillar stock is now at $84.96.
When National...Caterpillar stock is now at $84.96.<br /><br />When National Organizer US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation Katherine M. Fuchs urged everyone to buy stock, it was at $58.00, more or less.<br /><br />Forty six percent profit! Woohoo!<br />Thank you, Ms. Fuchs!<br /><br />I am SO gonna retire.<br /><br />Hee hee hee.<br /><br />Any more hot tips?The back of the hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564245223453467132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769014608405032519.post-73980255763926462682012-06-22T16:37:08.645-07:002012-06-22T16:37:08.645-07:00Bottom line is the decision had nothing to do with...Bottom line is the decision had nothing to do with Israel, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769014608405032519.post-25037863925466911952012-06-22T11:40:34.975-07:002012-06-22T11:40:34.975-07:00Many institutions hire independent groups that gui...Many institutions hire independent groups that guide them in determining that they have socially responsible investment portfolios. That is how it is done. Turns out Caterpillar doesn't make the grade, turns out that the many years of challenging Caterpillar, educating people about their role in creating militarized equipment for destroying Palestinian homes and lives--has led to many thousands of investors who don't want Caterpillar in their portfolio--true of a growing population of people whose pensions are through Tiaa-cref. Bottom line is Caterpillar has been removed from the very idea of socially responsible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com