Opponents of sales of Caterpillar bulldozers to the Israeli military failed in a resolution they hoped would move the company toward “greater accountability.” Howard Lenow of Jewish Voice for Peace said a resolution to separate the positions of CEO and chairman of the board — which opponents of sales to Israel hoped would make company management more amenable to their position — received 27 percent support at a Caterpillar shareholder meeting Wednesday in Chicago.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
