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Counterpoint: the Apartheid-Free Communities Pledge Belongs on the Burlington Ballot

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Adopting the Apartheid-Free Communities Pledge is the bare minimum Burlington voters can do to fight Israel’s genocide and occupation in Palestine, but the City Council won’t even let us vote on it.  For the third year in a row, thousands of Burlington residents signed a petition to place the pledge on the city ballot, only for it to be — once again — shot down by the seven Democrats on the Burlington City Council, according to a Jan. 27 Seven D…
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The Vermont CynicThe Vermont Cynic

Point: The Apartheid-Free Communities Pledge doesn’t belong on the Burlington ballot

On Monday, Jan. 26, the Burlington City Council rejected a citizen-led petition to place the Apartheid-Free Communities Pledge on the March ballot. This was the correct decision. The Apartheid-Free Communities Pledge is a statement that pledges to end support to “Israel’s apartheid regime, settler colonialism and military occupation.” The Burlington City Council’s vote last month was the third time it has rejected placing the pledge on the ballo…

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The Vermont Cynic broke the news in on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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