Barclays faces nationwide branch shutdowns as protesters question Israel ties
Bank branches across UK got blocked by pro-Palestine groups due to its weapon-industry investments. Protesters demand customers to close accounts while highlighting banks £8.1 billion defense sector connections
Pro-Palestine groups shut-down many Barclays branches across UK on saturday (protesters blocked doors with signs and their bodies). Police and security-guards kept some locations working but many had to close due to safety reasons
Brighton saw its main branch close when dozens of people showed-up with anti-war banners while similar actions happened in north-west London‚ Glasgow Leeds and other big cities. The protesters asked bank customers to move their money elsewhere; this reminded many of past south-african boycotts
Barclays is bankrolling Israels genocidal assault through its arms-company connections
The campaign group showed data that points to Barclays £2-billion investments and £6.1-billion services to weapons makers. This protest comes after oct events in middle-east – when fighting between Israel and Gaza started
Barclays responded by pointing to its human-rights policies: they have rules about working with defense companies and do special checks on these clients. The bank says it follows international laws while providing normal banking services to public defense firms
