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divestment

Palestine supporters in Somerville MA
Posted inPolitics

In a first, Israel divestment wins at a ballot box in a U.S. city

by Andrew Lapin November 5, 2025November 5, 2025

(JTA) — A municipal ballot proposal to divest from Israel went before a popular vote for the first time on Tuesday — and pulled off a decisive victory. Question 3 […]

A man speaks at a lectern. Behind him, "Divest Now" signs can be seen among a seated crowd.
Posted inBay Area

Alameda supes to vote on investment policy backed by anti-Israel activists

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi October 1, 2025October 1, 2025
Student activists, many wearing kaffiyehs, attend a public negotiation session between San Francisco State University administrators and students who demand that the university divest from companies that do business with Israel on May 6, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inBay Area

Cal State says it won’t divest from Israel over student hunger strike

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 7, 2025May 7, 2025
Around 20 pro-Palestinian students hold a press conference about USF divesting from weapons manufacturers at the University of San Francisco on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Screenshot via Instagram/usfcastudents4palestine)
Posted inBay Area

USF divests from defense firms, but says it’s unrelated to Israel

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)Gabe Stutman by Niva Ashkenazi and Gabe Stutman May 2, 2025May 6, 2025
A protester holds a sign that reads “Divest” and “Free Palestine” in English and Spanish during a demonstration at San Francisco State University in April 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inAnalysis

Student protesters want universities to ‘divest’ from Israel. But how much have they actually invested?

Dany Bahar by Dany Bahar May 9, 2024May 9, 2024
Activists with the Jewish climate change group Dayenu at a New York City event in April 2021. (Photo/JTA-Gili Getz)
Posted inU.S.

Roadblocks ahead as activists push for Jewish fossil fuel divestment

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward January 13, 2022

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