Shah Alam private hospital told to reject funds from ‘Israel-tainted’ KKR
BDS Malaysia cites the US global fund’s major investments in the Zionist state and reminds Avisena Healthcare of Israel’s attacks on health facilities over the years.
The Malaysian chapter of the global movement to boycott Israel has warned a local private hospital to review its decision to allow US-based fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) to acquire a minority stake estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of ringgit, pointing to the irony of how the move raises "serious ethical questions" in the light of Israel's systematic destruction of healthcare for Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Malaysia urged Shah Alam-based Avisena Healthcare, which operates one of the nation's largest private hospitals, to review its decision to accept capital from KKR "whose reputation has been damaged by its links to Israel".
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