University of King’s college

University President William Lahey refused to divest from companies connected to israel. Their December 2023 investment list includes, for example, a $46,087 investment in Bank Leumi Le-israel BM, an israeli bank listed on the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights list of companies involved in illegal settlements. It also includes investments in companies on the BDS “List of Shame,” such as the Bank of Montreal ($398,771), among other organizations that may have financial ties to the israeli occupation. Lahey said he wouldn’t take sides in the conflict. However, he had previously released a statement criticizing the King’s Students’ Union (KSU) for sharing a post that included the words, “from the river to the sea, Palestine shall be free.”