A major UK pension fund has sold Israeli assets reportedly worth £80 million ($100 million). The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has “materially” decreased its exposure to Israeli investments such as Israeli government debt and currency in the last half a year, two informed sources were cited as saying by the Financial Times newspaper. The Palestinian Mission to the UK welcomed the “principled policy”, while USS said its decisions were purely financial. The pension scheme also said it had not disclosed or confirmed the numbers the Financial Times reported. Lewis Backon, campaigns offi…