Indiana State Treasurer Daniel Elliott announced Wednesday he’s investing more state dollars in Israeli bonds.
The new $5 million investment follows a $35 million purchase Elliott made last November. That brings the state’s total investment in the state of Israel up to $110 million.
Critics of the move last year said it amounted to support of the genocide of Palestinians. Those cries have only grown louder in recent months. And protests on college campuses across the country in recent days — including, notably, at Indiana University — have called on universities to divest from Israel.
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In a statement, Elliott indicated this latest bond purchase is a reaction to that. He said he wants to “refocus and recommit to our most important ally.”
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