Mainstream institutions are finally beginning to embrace the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement targeting Israeli violations of human rights. Rachel Corrie's death spurred outrage and made Caterpillar a key target of Palestine solidarity activism. But it is only in the past few months that this activism finally began to have an impact on mainstream institutions invested in Caterpillar stock.

A U.S. company that provides information on investments has taken Caterpillar off three of its environmentally and socially responsible investment indexes, citing controversy over the Israeli military using its bulldozers in Palestinian territories as one of the reasons.

A U.S. investment firm has removed Caterpillar Inc. from three of its popular indexes that track socially responsible investments, citing concerns about the Israeli military's use of company bulldozers in the Palestinian territories.