Friday, June 05, 2026

Mondoweiss:
Maryland pension system divests 85% of Israeli Bond holdings amid pressure campaign

Last month the Maryland Break the Bonds Campaign, a local coalition of organizations and activists, announced that the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System has divested roughly 85% of its Israeli bond holdings.

The move represents a $62 million in divestment from Israeli sovereign bonds and is believed largest state-level divestment from Israeli bonds thus far.

"I’m with CAIR Maryland, the Council on American Islamic Relations, and we are a coalition member of the Break the Bonds campaign in Maryland. We’ve been working closely with Jewish Voice voice for Peace’s DC Metro and Baltimore chapters to hold our state’s pension and retirement system accountable and making sure that they are divesting state funds, pension funds, from Israeli bonds." 
https://newsletters.mondoweiss.net/emails/webview/59730/189191322969572760


-->This is a big win for divestment. The story if covered by a number of Jewish organizations, but nothing from the NYT, which treats the BDS movement like it treats Bernie.