Pennsylvania treasurer investing $25 million in Israel bonds

June 17, 2025

TO THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST. PENNSYLVANIA’S STATE TREASURER SAYS SHE PLANS TO SEND MORE LOCAL TAXPAYER DOLLARS OVER TO ISRAEL. STACY GARRITY SAYS SHE PLANS TO INVEST AN ADDITIONAL $25 MILLION IN BONDS FOR THE MIDDLE EASTERN NATION. THAT WOULD BRING THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVESTED INTO THAT COUNTRY TO $64.5 MILLION. GARRITY SAYS SHE IS DOING THIS BECAUSE SHE SAYS ISRAEL IS AMERICA’S GREATEST ALLY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. SHE SAYS GIVING ISRAEL MONEY WILL ALSO SHOW SUPPORT, BOTH ABROAD AND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, AGAINST ACTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM. THE COMMONWEALTH HAS BEEN INVESTIN

Pennsylvania treasurer investing $25 million in Israel bonds

Stacy Garrity says it brings the state’s total investment in the country to $64.5 million.

Updated: 7:31 AM EDT Jun 17, 2025

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Pennsylvania’s state treasurer plans to send more taxpayer dollars to Israel.Stacy Garrity plans to invest an additional $25 million in bonds for the Middle Eastern nation.The new investment brings the total investment by the state to $64.5 million.“Israel is our greatest ally in the Middle East,” Garrity said. “Israel bonds are a smart, dependable investment with a proven track record, and it’s especially important to show our support at a time when Israelis and Jews — both abroad and here in the United States — continue to face horrific acts of antisemitism.”These new bonds will earn the commonwealth a return of 4.96%, Garrity said.The commonwealth has invested in Israel bonds for more than 30 years.

Pennsylvania’s state treasurer plans to send more taxpayer dollars to Israel.

Stacy Garrity plans to invest an additional $25 million in bonds for the Middle Eastern nation.

The new investment brings the total investment by the state to $64.5 million.

“Israel is our greatest ally in the Middle East,” Garrity said. “Israel bonds are a smart, dependable investment with a proven track record, and it’s especially important to show our support at a time when Israelis and Jews — both abroad and here in the United States — continue to face horrific acts of antisemitism.”

These new bonds will earn the commonwealth a return of 4.96%, Garrity said.

The commonwealth has invested in Israel bonds for more than 30 years.

 

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