New Petition: SBI, Don’t Re-invest!

January 10, 2015 Elisabeth

DO NOT REINVEST IN ISRAEL BONDS

On July 1, 2015, the Israel Bonds purchased by the State of Minnesota using millions of dollars of Minnesota’s public retirement funds, will mature. Israel Bonds are direct unrestricted loans to the Government of Israel which uses the money for illegal settlements, electronic surveillance, apartheid separation barriers and offensive military hardware. By signing this petition, you are telling Minnesota State Board of Investment not to reinvest in Israel Bonds and to end its financial complicity in Israel’s continuing violations of the human rights of Palestinians living under occupation.

Click here to sign the petition.

Divest for Justice in Palestine!

We are Palestinians, Americans, Jews, Christians, Muslims, students, professionals, parents, community members and allies working together to bring Palestine-centric education to Minnesota in order to promote justice and human rights.

We believe:

We, the people of Minnesota, have the moral obligation to make sound investments that will not aid the oppression of any one race, creed or people. Minnesota’s investment in Israel supports an apartheid system in both Israel and the Occupied Territories that causes thousands of civilian deaths, many of whom are children, and which involves the widespread abuse of human rights. This system defies a ruling by the International Court of Justice as well as more than 65 UN Resolutions, and violates the Fourth Geneva Convention. We demand that the state of Minnesota act on its good conscience and support the breaking of economic ties with the apartheid state of Israel.

We say, Minnesota divest from Israel Bonds, Divest for Justice in Palestine!

Contact the MN Break the Bonds Campaign

The Minnesota Break the Bonds Campaign is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and donations are tax deductible. Thank you for your financial support!
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