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Firm behind £4m Labour Party donation invested in weapons for Israel

Exclusive: Quadrature Capital held shares in arms companies that make Israeli fighter jets and bombs

Firm behind £4m Labour Party donation invested in weapons for Israel
Keir Starmer's Labour Party took £4m from Quadrature. | BENJAMIN CREMEL / Getty Images
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The Labour Party’s largest-ever donation came from a hedge fund that stood to profit from Israel’s war in Gaza, openDemocracy can reveal.

Quadrature Capital held $121m worth of shares in a range of arms, tech and logistics firms which have all supported the ongoing military campaign.

They include companies that help make Israeli F-35 fighter jets, which have been used in devastating airstrikes on a “humanitarian zone”.