Cambridge divestment push Residents deliver a letter

Sep 30

Goodman reports Cambridge for Palestine delivering a Wednesday letter, signed by nearly two thousand people including Jewish residents, asking the city to divest from companies it says are complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaza. The letter distinguishes antisemitism from anti-Zionism and cites continuing deadly attacks despite the ceasefire. The group claims its investigation identified twenty-eight million dollars in weapons and surveillance investments. Councilor Ayah Al-Zubi says the campaign seeks council divestment and recalls the city's anti-apartheid Polaroid divestment and Massachusetts's subsequent pension action. This is a campaign and demand, with attributed investment findings; no new city divestment vote is reported.

Cambridge for Palestine delivers a letter with nearly two thousand signatures demanding removal of city investments from entities it says profit from Israel's Gaza war. Democracy Now reports the group's more-than-$28-million investment claim and airs councilor Ayah Al-Zubi explaining the demand. No council vote or completed divestment is reported.