In a first, ballot initiative to divest from Israel wins at the ballot box, in Somerville, Mass.
Ana Maria Rus
A municipal ballot proposal to divest from Israel went before a popular vote for the first time on Tuesday - and pulled off a decisive victory.Question 3 won more than 55% of the vote in unofficial election results in the Boston suburb of Somerville, Massachusetts, as the Israel-divestment movement saw the elevation of its most well-known proponent in politics - Zohran Mamdani - to mayor of New York City.Local pro-Palestinian activists claimed victory, with Somerville for Palestine - the group
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