Exciting update on Break the Bonds NJ win -Next steps to work towards Divestment from Israeli genocide – Divest NJ from Palantir

We want to announce that thanks to all of our advocacy, in November, we successfully influenced the NJ Division of Investment to not renew $20 million in Israel bonds. To be clear, this is not full divestment. New Jersey still owns $10.1 million in Israel bonds which will mature in 2028. It is also important to say that the NJ decision makers made no public announcement of this decision. We learned through analysis of publicly available investments.

BUT it is still an important victory that directly impacts Israel’s ability to fund its genocidal practices. We decided not to publicly announce the victory when we learned about it in November because we were concerned about the delicate situation with the transition to a new governor. We’re planning a public announcement about this victory for our movement in the near future.

Our goal right now is to connect with everyone who signed up for this campaign — like you — to understand your strengths and how we can work together more powerfully moving forward.
We hope we can still count on your commitment to help us damage Israel’s financial power, to end the occupation, apartheid, and genocide. With the momentum from this win, we’re launching our next divestment push using the same strategy that helped us achieve our first goal. This time, we’re targeting the tech company Palantir, which provides digital surveillance technology to Israel and other repressive institutions around the world — including ICE. The NJ Division of Investment holds a whopping $144 million in Palantir stock.

There are three ways you can plug in!
1. Attend and give public comment at meetings of the New Jersey State Investment Council over Zoom. These are where investment decisions get made.

The next one is Wednesday the 28th at 10:30 AM. Here are some talking points, as well as the registration link. We encourage you to bring in your own story to make your comments even more powerful.

2. We’re holding monthly campaign meetings where we talk about the strategy, give updates, and share opportunities for action. Please email us back if you would be interested in joining those?

3. We’re forming a special committee for people who want to be more hands-on — helping grow the campaign and shape strategy. This is for folks who want to go deeper. Let us know if this is something you might want to explore? Thank you so much for being part of this work — it’s really because of people like you that we’ve been able to win so far.

Please follow us on Instagram @breakthebondnj and email us at info@breakthebondsnj.org.

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