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Residents urge Alexandria to divest city investments from companies tied to Israel’s military actions; council hears repeated pleas
Summary
Multiple residents during the public comment period urged the council to divest city pension and investment funds from companies they said profit from Israeli military operations, called for dissolution of the Virginia Israel Advisory Board and asked for a council ceasefire resolution; council did not take action at the hearing.
A string of speakers during Alexandria’s Saturday public comment period urged city council to divest municipal investments, pension funds and related financial ties from corporations they said profit from Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza, and several asked the council to support state‑level efforts to dismantle the Virginia Israel Advisory Board (VIAB).
Speakers — including residents who identified as Jewish, Arab American and as descendants of people who fled past genocides — asked council to take immediate public action in support of a ceasefire…
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