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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Callum Jones in New York

US states invest $300m in Israeli bonds since start of Israel-Hamas war

The Florida capitol in Tallahassee. No state has pledged more than Florida.
The Florida capitol in Tallahassee. No state has pledged more than Florida. Photograph: Michael Rivera/Wikimedia Commons

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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