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Arlington residents press county to end economic-development ties with Virginia Israel Advisory Board
Summary
At a May 4 town hall, a string of residents urged Arlington County to stop working with the Virginia Israel Advisory Board and with defense contractors, arguing those ties conflict with local values; county leaders said they hear the concern but noted limits on local authority and records/process questions remain.
At a town-hall meeting May 4 in Arlington County's Central Library Auditorium, more than a dozen residents urged the County Board to sever or reconsider Arlington Economic Development's (AED) collaborations with the Virginia Israel Advisory Board (VIAB) and with defense contractors.
"Let us, as Arlington County, be a role model" and stop working with VIAB and weapons companies, Sam Lavison told the board, arguing those ties "fuel the genocide, apartheid and occupation of Palestine." Asim Rehoot and others backed that call, saying the county's economic-development…
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