Dem NY comptroller candidate Raj Goyle pledges to divest from Israel, accuses Netanyahu of war crimes
ALBANY — Insurgent Democratic candidate for state comptroller Raj Goyle wants to fully divest $338 million in foreign assets — including Israel bonds — from New York’s retirement fund, he told a gathering of Working Families Party supporters recently.
Goyle, a tech executive and lawyer, is staking out the anti-Israel position in his long-shot bid to unseat longtime Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who has stood by the state’s “Israel bond” holdings.
“I’m here to tell you that when I am comptroller, we will not renew the foreign bond portfolio of the state comptroller’s office and that includes Israel bonds,” Goyle said during an event kicking off the party’s lefty “Working Families Party Guarantee” agenda.
“We will not send a blank check for Benjamin Netanyahu’s war crimes in Gaza,” the ex-Kansas state legislator said.

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