Somerville city council votes to divest from Israel
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The Somerville City Council passed a vote 10-1 to stop contracting with certain companies. The council will bar firms it considers complicit in violations of humanitarian law. Opponents of the ordinance claim the measure specifically targets Israel and Palestine.
Somerville’s City Council votes 10-1 to bar contracts with companies it deems complicit in humanitarian law violations, opponents say the ordinance singles out 'Israel and Palestine.'