Growing calls for divestment from Israel, Israel accused of using “starvation warfare.”
A resolution designed to prevent Corvallis from investing in human rights abuses does not pass due to accusations of antisemitism and concerns of additional burden on the city.
https://eugeneweekly.com/2025/10/16/corvallis-resolution-sparks-israel-debate/
Last week, half of Portland’s City Council officials signed onto a pledge to investigate the cities complicity in Israeli genocide.
A Washington Post poll found that 61% of US Jews believe Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza, and 39% say it is committing genocide.
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Israel is accused of using ‘starvation warfare’ as it blocks Gaza aid. The International Court of Justice rules that Israel must cooperate with UNRWA and lift the Gaza aid blockade. Starvation is a war crime under the Rome Statute of the ICC. (Israel has not signed the treaty.)
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians.
The termination is the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza.
The city of Portland has investments in Microsoft.
UPCOMING EVENT:
Targeting Doctors in Gaza: Breaking the Silence
🗓️ Thursday, October 30
🕒 7:00–9:00 PM (PT)
📍 First Unitarian Portland – Eliot Chapel, 1011 SW 12th Ave
🚪 Doors open at 6:30 PM
💰 $5–$20 suggested donation (no one turned away)
