Bonds, Blood, and Bureaucracy
For decades, Israel has relied on a quiet, almost invisible pipeline of U.S. money: state‑level investments in Israeli bonds. These aren’t federal appropriations debated on the House floor. They’re decisions made by state treasurers, pension boards, and investment committees — often without public hearings, without media coverage, and without any democratic consent from the people whose tax dollars are being used.
Illinois is one of the clearest examples of how this works — and how it can be challenged.
Illinois: A Case Study in Divestment and Resistance
In Illinois, organizers from the…
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