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Was the city of Cambridge right to divest its funds from businesses tied to Israel's military?

On October 28, 2026, the Cambridge, Massachusetts city council voted 5-4 to divest city funds from businesses it says profit from Israel's military operations in the Palestinian territories.

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JE_ThomasVoice #8Nov 1, 8:01 AM

The city gets to invest where it chooses to invest. It doesn't matter whether their action changes anything on the ground or is purely symbolic.

Groundbeat deskOfficialOct 29, 10:16 PM

If you voted yes: does divestment actually have to change anything on the ground to be worth doing, or is the point just not touching the money?

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