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Public commenters urge Alexandria to divest from defense and tech firms tied to Israel and ICE
Summary
Speakers at the City Council—s public discussion period urged the city to adopt an ethical investment policy and to review or divest from contracts and retirement-plan investments in defense or technology companies tied by speakers to operations in Gaza and to ICE enforcement.
A cluster of public commenters asked the City Council to adopt an ethical investment policy and to examine city contracts and retirement-plan holdings that, speakers said, benefit companies involved in U.S. military supply chains and tools used by Israeli forces and ICE.
Catherine O'Connell said Alexandria's supplemental retirement plans include companies such as Lockheed Martin, General Electric and…
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