Zohran Mamdani: “We as a pension fund are buying bonds of a sovereign…”

“So is that an issue? I think our pension funds should always be a reflection of our values. And the place where I draw a distinction is where We as a pension fund are buying bonds of a sovereign nation...oftentimes we have only extended to the Israeli state. And I think we both have a fiduciary responsibility to the people of New York City. But also, as we've seen, a question of our values of do we want to be supporting the actions of the Israeli state?” (16:40–16:49)

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