SAN JOSE, DIVEST FROM GENOCIDE: SPOTLIGHT ON CATERPILLAR!
The City of San Jose has $7,429,000 invested in Caterpillar.
Caterpillar Inc., also known as CAT, is a U.S.-based multinational manufacturer and provider of civil and military engineering machinery. Caterpillar is the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment.
For decades, Caterpillar has supplied heavy machinery—most notably, the Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer—to the Israeli military.
Once received in Israel, D9 bulldozers are retrofitted for the purposes of the Israeli military, including the installation of gunner positions and a bulletproof driver cabin to allow for battle use.
The Israeli military routinely uses Caterpillar bulldozers to demolish Palestinian homes, public buildings, roads, commercial properties, agricultural land, & other civilian infrastructure.
Armored D9 bulldozers have been crucial for Israel’s ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, accompanying combat troops & paving their way by clearing roads & demolishing buildings.
Since December, Caterpillar equipment has been systematically destroying civilian buildings and other property alongside the Gaza Strip border, creating a half-a-mile-wide “buffer zone”
over roughly 16% of the Strip’s area.
The Israeli genocide against Palestine would not be possible without the complicity and involvement of U.S. corporations such as Caterpillar.
Our demand is clear: San Jose City Council, divest from corporations with ties to Israel’s genocide against Palestine! Sign the petition at the 🔗 in b!o!
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