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Dozens of residents urge Palm Beach County to pause reinvestment of maturing Israel bonds
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Palm Beach County commission meeting urged the board to stop reinvesting maturing Israel bonds (which they said total about $1 billion), called for legal review of the county investment policy, and criticized perceived ethical implications; county leaders defended the investments as state‑authorized instruments that have produced higher interest income.
Dozens of residents used the county’s public‑comment period to demand that commissioners stop reinvesting maturing Israel bonds and to ask for a legal review of the county’s investment policy.
Speakers said Palm Beach County’s Israel‑bond portfolio had grown to roughly $1 billion and argued that reinvestment ties county tax receipts to an active armed conflict and alleged human‑rights violations. Several callers asked the board to refrain from reinvesting the March 1 bond maturities…
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