Anti-‘woke’ US treasurers pour millions in state funds into Israeli bonds
by Callum Jones in New York and Will Craft in Oakland from US news | The Guardian on (#6G37X)
Majority of $300m comes from states with officials belonging to conservative group that has attacked investment politicization'
American states have announced $300m in Israeli bond purchases in the past four weeks, throwing their financial weight behind the country's government as its war with Hamas escalates.
The majority of the money comes from states with senior financial officials who are members of a conservative group that has railed against the politicization" of taxpayer-funded investments, the Guardian found.
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