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Al Jazeera Reports Providence Voters Pass Ordinance Calling for City to Stop Investments Described as Supporting Genocide and Apartheid

The ordinance describes the investments as supporting genocide and apartheid; Al Jazeera reported that 75% of voters approved it.

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A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Providence, Rhode Island. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)
A voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Providence, Rhode Island. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)

Al Jazeera reported Nov. 6 that 75% of Providence voters approved an ordinance calling for the city to stop investments the measure describes as supporting genocide and apartheid; the outlet linked the vote to shifting U.S. politics on Palestine.

Al Jazeera’s Hala Al Shami connected the Providence vote to changing U.S. political attitudes on Palestine.

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