Activism
Caterpillar
The Israeli military has deliberately destroyed thousands of Palestinian homes since the beginning of the Israeli occupation in 1967, leaving tens of thousands homeless. Several Palestinian civilians and one American student have been killed during these demolitions. The majority of these crimes have been carried out by bulldozers supplied to the Israeli military by the Caterpillar Corporation in the United States. (Added 3 December 2003)

Key Documents
  • Caterpillar: The Alternative Report, War on Want [PDF format, 715K]
  • BY TOPC: House Demolitions


    Activism News
  • Campaigners welcome Church divestment vote on Caterpillar, War on Want (7 February 2006)
  • Church of England votes to divest from Caterpillar (6 February 2006)
  • Church of England fails to rise to Caterpillar challenge, War on Want (23 September 2005)
  • Church of England: "No current grounds for disinvestment" from Caterpillar, CoE (19 September 2005)
  • Church of England urged to follow ACC divestment recommendation on Caterpillar, War on Want (8 July 2005)
  • NYC Activists Take Message Against Caterpillar to “Business and Sustainability” Conference, NYC Activists (15 June 2005)
  • Activists to protest Caterpillar in NYC on June 14th, NYC Activists (13 June 2005)
  • Palestinians join human rights lawsuit against Caterpillar, PCHR/CCR (2 May 2005)


    13 April 2005 - International Day of Action against Caterpillar
  • Activist groups and Corrie family call for International Day of Action against Caterpillar on April 13, candio. (11 April 2005)
  • Two homes demolished by Caterpillar excavation drills in Anata, ICAHD (13 April 2005)
  • Proponents of Caterpillar shareholder resolution claim victory on International Day of Action Against Caterpillar, Press Release, Jewish Voice for Peace (13 April 2005)
  • Mother of murdered activist launches boycott call, Press Release, War on Want (13 April 2005)
  • NYC Activists Call for End of CAT's Support for Israeli Human Rights Abuses, Palestine Activists Forum of New York (PAFNY) (15 April 2005)
  • Press sides with Caterpillar's 'right' to sell tools of destruction to human rights violators, Dane Baker (16 April 2005)



  • Irish Limerick City might soon become world's first Caterpillar Free Zone, IPSC (6 April 2005)
  • Family of Rachel Corrie files suit against Caterpillar, Inc., CCR (16 March 2005)
  • Support UK protestors of Caterpillar and EDO/MBM, Caterpillar Out (24 November 2004)
  • Jewish Activists Disrupt Safety Awards at MINExpo to Protest Caterpillar's Sales to Israeli Army, JVP (28 September 2004)
  • Jewish Peace Group Targets Caterpillar Corporation, Jewish Voice for Peace (25 September 2003)
  • Rachel Corrie inspired protest shuts down NY's Fifth Avenue, WW3 report (27 March 2003)
  • Activists demand immediate halt of Caterpillar bulldozer sales to Israeli Defense Forces, SUSTAIN (18 March 2003)
  • Activists "Give Caterpillar the boot" in Central London shoe shops, ISM-London (21 January 2003)
  • Caterpillar Executives "Arrested" For War Crimes, SUSTAIN (17 September 2002)


    Commentary & Analysis
  • Caterpillar: Making a Killing in Palestine?, Nick Dearden and Joe Zacune (22 March 2005)
  • The passionate minority and the silenced majority, Laurie King-Irani (22 March 2005)
  • HRW: "Caterpillar Should Suspend Bulldozer Sales", Human Rights Watch (23 November 2004)
  • US bulldozer firm in Mid-East row, BBC News (15 June 2004)
  • Drawing Caterpillar Out Of Its Corporate Cocoon: Company Should Examine Its Role in Mideast Violence, Liat Weingart, Sister Valerie Heinonen and Mary Ann McGivern (27 April 2004)
  • Pro-Palestinian Group Opposes Bulldozer Sales, Jeff Johnson, CNSNews (8 August 2002)


    Activist groups
  • Stop Caterpillar
  • SUSTAIN
  • Jewish Voice for Peace
  • End the Occupation
  • Progressive Portal
  • War on Want


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