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Residents and activists press Cuyahoga County Council to divest $16M in Israel bonds
Summary
Dozens of residents and advocacy groups used the public-comment period to press Cuyahoga County Council to stop reinvesting roughly $16 million the speakers say is held in Israeli bonds; speakers cited humanitarian concerns, international bodies, and a March maturity date.
Dozens of residents and advocacy-group members filled the public-comment portion of the Cuyahoga County Council's Jan. 14 meeting to demand the county stop reinvesting funds in Israeli bonds, which speakers repeatedly described as contributing to "genocide" in Gaza.
Speakers including Sean Abbott Klefter and others told the council that the county holds roughly $16,000,000 in Israel bonds and urged officials to redirect that capital to local services. "That investment portfolio has all sorts of stuff in it... $16,000,000 worth of Israel bonds," Klefter said during the public-comment period. Several speakers urged the council not merely to issue statements…
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