As a Jewish New Yorker who opposes Israel's genocidal actions in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing of the West Bank, I am appalled to learn you plan to disregard Brad Lander's principled decision to cease investing NYC pension funds in Israel Bonds, when you assume the role of Comptroller of the city of New York.
Taxpayers have already funded actions against our moral principles: the mass killing of civilians--83% of those killed in Gaza were civilians according to the IDF's internal data, as reported in +972 the Israeli newsmagazine--starvation of a population, and the pogroms and killing in the West Bank, amply covered by The New York Times. We've also funded the continued destruction of East Jerusalem homes, Bedouin villages, and the apartheid system of education that prevails within Israel's "green line".
Further, Israel Bonds do not represent a good investment for the city of New York. Using city pension dollars to offer generous loans to the Israeli government, despite major credit rating agencies like Moody's warning that Israel Bonds are an “increasingly risky investment.”
I protest this decision strongly.
Sincerely,
Marcy