Providence becomes largest U.S. city to divest from Israel in landmark vote

Residents of a city in Rhode Island have backed a ballot initiative requiring Providence to sell direct investments in companies and countries that knowingly enable abuses, such as apartheid, genocide, and illegal military occupation, according to Haaretz.

The Jakarta Post reports that U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop $4 billion in annual funding to Israel after this year. Trump stated that while the funding would cease, the U.S. will continue to sell weapons to Israel. The President framed the move as a way to address a political talking point used by Democrats, though he did not explain how the funding would be halted given that the current Memorandum of Understanding for military aid does not expire until September 2028.

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