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Residents decry rehiring of employee who spat at Palestinian educator, demand city divest from weapons makers
Summary
Dozens of residents used the public‑comment portion of Cincinnati City Council to condemn the rehiring of a city employee who spat at a Palestinian educator and to demand divestment from companies tied to weapons production.
Dozens of residents used the public‑comment portion of Cincinnati City Council to condemn the recent rehiring of a city employee who, they say, spat at a Palestinian educator last August, and to demand the city divest from companies and contracts tied to weapons production.
Jonathan Nortman, a community member who addressed council with images he said show civilian suffering in Gaza, said the city’s ongoing business ties to weapons makers amount to complicity. “Children in the street forced to watch what remains of their blood and lives pouring out of them,”…
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