Boycott, Divest and Sanction advocates are claiming victory with the Minnesota State Board of Investment, which it has been pressuring to divest from Israeli assets.

The groups MN BDS Community and the Anti-War Committee claim that information they've obtained from a data practices request to the board revealed it has divested 96 percent of its Israel bonds.

But in a statement, the SBI said it has “not changed its investment policy regarding permitted investments.” The board hires third party investment managers and said that holdings are not static. The board also said the recent reduction was in part due to the maturity and payment of one 10-year bond.

Activists noted that a $10 million bond matured in July, according to data they said the state provided to the group.

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