A campaign to end our state's investment in Israel's genocide and ethnic cleansing

Hello Break the Bonds NJ!

We made quite a showing at the State Investment Council meeting on October 29th! Over 30 people spoke for two hours to end the state’s investment in Israel bonds, from faith based, labor, human rights and Palestinian solidarity organizations, academia, university students, retired and current public workers and more. The comments were excellent! Thanks to all who participated!

We were told at the outset that this was not a question and answer session; it did not allow for dialogue. We learned during the two hour session reviewing the state’s investment portfolio, which preceded the public comment period, that the State not only invests in Israel Bonds, but is heavily invested in the weapons industry and Palantir, the company that provides Israel with surveillance technology and also contracts with ICE to target immigrants for detention and deportation.

At the end of the session the Council told us that they could not comment on what actions are being taken regarding the expiration of the bonds, since that date, November 1st, had not arrived yet. It is unlikely that their decision will be made public, so we will need to request this information through OPRA (Open Public Records Act). We will keep you all informed of the situation.

At the end of the meeting, the SIC vice-chair and the NJ State AFL-CIO nominee Adam Leibtag thanked us all for our “passionate” comments and assured us that every council member was listening to everything that was said.

In addition to those speaking out at the SIC meeting, there were over 20 folks who sent in letters to all decision makers. Thank you for that. Since we don’t know whether or not the SIC have made a decision yet as to whether or not to reinvest that money in Israel bonds, we are asking that you continue to share, sign and send emails on behalf of Break the Bonds to key members of the New Jersey state government, the Department of Treasury, and the Division of Investment.

Share this link widely: ActionNetwork.org/letters/divest-nj-from-israeli-bonds.

Please reach out to us at breakthebonds4p@gmail.com with any questions or to get more involved. If you would like to be part of our planning committees, join our Signal chat!

With care,

The NJ Break the Bonds Campaign

A Campaign to End New Jersey’s Investment in Israeli Genocide and Apartheid
Part of a nationwide campaign