罗得岛州普罗维登斯市第7号提案引争议：市长呼吁市政养老金撤出以色列债券、反对者斥其越权
罗得岛州普罗维登斯县普罗维登斯市选民将在11月3日投票决定一项具有约束力的公投提案，即第7号提案，该提案将禁止市政府与以色列做生意，尽管提案文本并未直接点名以色列。提案要求市政府「撤资于从种族灭绝、种族隔离、种族清洗和长期军事占领中获利的国家和公司」。
支持提案的团体「普罗维登斯支持巴勒斯坦」的扎克·克利格勒表示，普罗维登斯一旦撤资，将成为美国最大的撤资城市，也是第一个通过全民投票直接撤资的城市。坚定支持以色列的市长布雷特·斯迈利呼吁选民否决第7号提案，认为普罗维登斯的投票不会影响以色列总理内塔尼亚胡或美国国防部。而民主党市长候选人大卫·莫拉莱斯则全力支持第7号提案。
报道指出，如果提案通过，几乎肯定会在法庭上受到挑战。罗得岛以色列联盟执行主任玛丽亚·弗里德曼也对提案表示反对。美国已有至少九个城市通过了对以色列投资的限制措施，包括加利福尼亚州海沃德、艾奥瓦州艾奥瓦城和缅因州波特兰。这场投票被视为选民借地方公投表达对加沙战争立场的一次机会，结果将于11月3日选举夜揭晓。
来源：GSM·美国
Providence, Rhode Island, Ballot Question 7 Sparks Debate: Mayor Backs Divesting the City Pension from Israeli Bonds, Opponents Call It Overreach
Voters in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, will decide a binding ballot question on November 3 — Question 7 — that would prohibit the city from doing business with Israel, although the measure does not name Israel directly. It would require the city to "divest from countries and companies profiting from genocide, apartheid, ethnic cleansing and prolonged military occupation."
Zack Kligler of the group Providence for Palestine, which backs the measure, said that if Providence divests it would become the largest U.S. city to divest and the first to do so directly by popular vote. Mayor Brett Smiley, a staunch supporter of Israel, is urging voters to reject Question 7, arguing Providence's vote will not affect Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu or the U.S. Defense Department. Democratic mayoral nominee David Morales fully supports the measure.
If it passes, the measure is considered certain to be challenged in court. Maria Friedman, executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition for Israel, also opposes it. At least nine U.S. cities have adopted restrictions on Israel investment, including Hayward, California; Iowa City, Iowa; and Portland, Maine. Results will come on election night, November 3.
Source: GSM America
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