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In a first, a ballot initiative to divest from Israel has won at the ballot box in Boston suburb

JL;DR SUMMARY In a historic vote, the Boston suburb of Somerville passed a non-binding resolution, Question 3, urging the municipality to divest from companies doing business with Israel, marking the first time such a proposal passed by popular vote in the U.S. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish Voice For PeacePro Palestinian ActivismZohran MamdaniTufts UniversityIsrael DivestmentLocal ElectionsSomervilleBoston SuburbBrian SokolWillie Burnley Jr.

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Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
"Question 3 won more than 55% of the vote in unofficial election results in the Boston suburb of Somerville, Massachusetts, as the Israel-divestment movement saw the elevation of its most well-known proponent in politics Zohran Mamdani to mayor of New York City."
Portland, Maine, United States
"A handful of other American cities have previously adopted Israel divestment proposals brought by their city councils. One of those is Portland, Maine, whose mayor publicly regretted backing divestment after hearing from local Jewish groups."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"An attempt last year to place a similar referendum on a Pittsburgh ballot failed after legal challenges to the signatures."
New York City, New York, United States
"Question 3 won more than 55% of the vote in unofficial election results in the Boston suburb of Somerville, Massachusetts, as the Israel-divestment movement saw the elevation of its most well-known proponent in politics Zohran Mamdani to mayor of New York City."
Israel
"Somerville became a flashpoint in the fight over campus pro-Palestinian activism earlier this year when a Tufts graduate student, Rmeysa ztrk, was seized by ICE agents and put into deportation proceedings for writing an op-ed in the student paper urging divestment from Israel."
Palestinian Territories
"Residents voted on whether its mayor should engage in business that sustains Israels apartheid, genocide and illegal occupation of Palestine. The local teachers union endorsed the measure."

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