UK's second-largest city considers boycott of Israel

The Birmingham City Council, the second-largest city in the UK, voted to examine severing financial ties with Israel and divesting from Israeli companies. The motion, described as 'historic' by its initiator, states that what is happening in Gaza is 'genocide'.

The Birmingham City Council, the second-largest city in the UK, voted to examine its financial ties with Israel, with the aim of divesting from Israeli companies or those connected to Judea and Samaria. The motion, initiated by councilor Noushin Khalid from the ruling coalition, passed with a majority vote. The wording of the motion defined what is happening in Gaza as 'genocide' and called for a review of the investments of the West Midlands Pension Fund. During the vote, councilors chanted 'Free Palestine', and the motion's initiator described its approval as 'historic'. The article is based on a report in the British Jewish Chronicle.