Barclays faced a chaotic annual shareholder meeting as Palestine and climate activists repeatedly confronted the lender’s board over its ties to Israel and fossil fuel financing. The UK’s biggest bank has come under fire in recent years for its links to Israeli government bonds and defence firms producing equipment used in attacks in the Gaza Strip, as well as companies driving large amounts of planet-heating emissions. Disruption broke out at the beginning of the shareholder meeting in Westminster on Thursday, with groups of people being pulled out by security. Chairman Nigel Higgins’ opening remarks were repeatedly interrupted as protesters stood up holding Palestinian flags and shouting comments such as “Free, free Palestine” and “Everyone here is profiting from genocide”. Mr Higgins responded that the board had “heard your point” and would take questions on the topic during the meeting’s Q&A section.…