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Residents urge Alexandria City Council to divest from companies tied to Israel amid Gaza crisis
Summary
Dozens of speakers during the council's public discussion urged the City Council to pass a divestment resolution and end city contracts with companies they say support human rights abuses in Gaza; Jewish residents and others urged civility and public safety concerns.
Dozens of residents urged the Alexandria City Council on March 15 to adopt a divestment resolution and end city contracts with companies they said are complicit in abuses in Gaza.
Grassroots speakers cited a United Nations Human Rights Office report published March 13 and said local investments and contracts with companies such as Amazon, Hewlett-Packard and Motorola indirectly support technology and equipment used by Israeli authorities. "This is what our investments are supporting...We must divest," said Melissa Albert, a resident who opened the first public-comments block, quoting verified testimonies she said appeared in the UN report.
Advocates described a range…
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