New York City Comptroller Mark Levine pushed back against calls from Mayor Mamdani to divest from Israel Bonds, emphasizing that the decision is based on sound finance, not politics.

“This is not political. It shouldn’t be political,” Levine said. “Israel bonds have never missed a payment in 70 years — not once.”

He added: “By the way, we’ve heard no protests about our investments in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, or China — only this one tiny sliver.” (Side note: The difference is that Mamdani hates Israel).

NYC Comptroller Mark Levine defends Israel Bonds investments (Mayor Mamdani has urged him to end it):

“This is not political. It shouldn't be political… Israel bonds have never missed a payment in 70 years, ever, not once.”

“And by the way, we've had no protesting about our… pic.twitter.com/BDXsbH0mCH

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